An Egyptian court on Saturday dropped a case against former president Hosni Mubarak on charges of conspiring in the killing of protesters during a 2011 uprising.
The court also cleared ex-interior minister Habib al-Adly and six former top security officials of charges of ordering the murder of hundreds of protesters during the 18-day uprising, which ended Mubarak’s 30-year rule in early 2011.
In late 2012, Mubarak and al-Adly were both sentenced to 25 years in prison for ordering the murder of demonstrators during the uprising.
The court later ordered a retrial, however, after the former president’s lawyers successfully appealed the sentence.
During Saturday’s trial session, the court cleared Mubarak of corruption charges related to gas exports to Israel.
The judge also dropped another corruption charge against Mubarak, his two sons Alaa and Gamal and business tycoon Hussein Salem, saying that too much time had elapsed since the alleged crime took place for the court to rule in the case.
Saturday’s verdicts are still subject to appeal.