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Former Egyptian President (dictator) Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak was released from jail, because the courts found no legal evidence to keep him. However, he will be kept under house arrest due to the scheduled trial date for other charges soon to come. After eighteen days of protest, Hosni Mubarak stepped down on February 11, 2011. It was on April 13, 2011 that Mubarak and his two sons were ordered to stay in the country and face multiple charges, ranging from premeditated murder to abuse of power. The trial ran from May 2011 to January 2012. In June, 2012 Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison, being found guilty of not putting a stop to killing innocent protesters. Due to many personal financial and political assets, the system of Egyptian courts, and his top-notch legal team he appealed his case in January 2013. On August 21, the judge handling his case ruled that the petition presented by the defense team was upheld, and Mr. Mubarak was to be released from jail but kept in custody. He is awaiting a retrial, in order to overturn the previous conviction of guilty. Mubarak's defense strategy in the original trial was claiming his resignation was no official so he was immune; Mubarak claimed he was still President of Egypt.
This article describes a delicate situation. This former symbol of undemocratic power and corruption and abuse of power (yes, that was a polsyndeton) has been released from jail after serving only months of a life sentence. Egyptian citizens who are already protesting or supporting ousted President Mohamed Morsi all agree that Mubarak is evil. He symbolizes all that is wrong with the governing of a people once so advanced that instigated the first technological and industrial revolution. Mubarak's release from jail, legal or not, was followed by more protests in Tahiri Square and throughout Cairo.
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