Egyptian court dismisses criminal charges against former President Hosni Mubarak

Egyptian court dismisses criminal charges against former President Hosni Mubarak
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For the first time since the 2011 Egyptian uprising that removed him from power, former President Hosni Mubarak could soon be released from military detention, The New York Times reports.

Chief judge Mahmoud Kamel al-Rashidi read an Egyptian court's verdict on Saturday dismissing charges against Mubarak of corruption and murder for directing police to kill hundreds of Egyptian demonstrators in 2011. Mubarak's sons, Alaa and Gamal, also saw charges of corruption against them dismissed.

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Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.