Egyptian court sentences Hosni Mubarak to three years in jail
A retrial of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons came to a close on Saturday, as an Egyptian court sentenced the men to three years in jail on corruption charges, Reuters reports.
It was not immediately clear whether the time that Mubarak and his sons, Gamal and Alaa, have already spent in jail will negate an actual new prison term for the three men. Mubarak was toppled from power during the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011, after ruling Egypt for 30 years.
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