Egypt

Former Egyptian police officials acquitted of killing protesters

An Egyptian court has found four former senior police officials not guilty of involvement in the killing of protestors in the 2011 revolution that toppled former dictator Hosni Mubarak.

The acquittals of the one-time police generals, charged with murdering demonstrators and preventing them from participating in an important day of rallies, dubbed as “Friday of Anger,” were announced at a Cairo court on Thursday.

The former generals are among some 200 security officials and other Mubarak regime officeholders, who have been tried or still face charges in separate cases related to the deaths of demonstrators during the last-year uprising.

There have been only two cases, in which security officials have been found guilty, but in both, they were handed down suspended sentences or were tried in absentia.

At least 27 people were killed in the clashes on January 28, 2011, one of the most violent days during the Egyptian revolution.

In June, the ex-dictator and former Interior Minister Habib al-Adli were sentenced to life imprisonment for killing around 900 protesters during the uprising.

Mubarak also faced separate charges of corruption along with his sons Alaa and Gamal. But the charges were dropped.

The Egyptians launched the revolution against the pro-Israeli regime in January 2011, which eventually brought an end to Mubarak’s 30-year-long dictatorship in February in the year.

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