Egypt’s Court of Cassation ordered on Tuesday a retrial for former President Hosni Mubarak over embezzlement charges for which he has been convicted last year. The case was referred to the Cairo Court of Appeals, which will schedule a retrial session in a different judicial district. In May 2014, a Cairo court sentenced Mubarak to three years in prison for seizing over 125 million Egyptian pounds allocated to presidential palaces. His two sons, Alaa and Gamal Mubarak, were sentenced to four years in prison for aiding their father in embezzling the sum of money. The former president was serving his sentence in a military hospital in Cairo. Mubarak’s lawyer, Farid El-Deeb filed the challenge last July, calling for the sentence to be overturned. Both Deeb and the prosecution urged the Court of Cassation to order a retrial on Tuesday. Supporters of the toppled president cheered in court, chanting “we love you, Mr. President”, and “long live justice.” It remains unclear whether the former president will be retried while in custody. A judicial source told Aswat Masriya on Monday that Mubarak will be released regardless of whether or not a retrial…
