An Egyptian court accepted an appeal by the defense lawyers of Alaa Mubarak and Gamal Mubarak, the sons of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, for their immediate release on bail. The appeals court released the Mubarak sons and other defendants in the ‘stock market manipulation case’ on bail of EGP 100,000. The appeals court also ordered the removal of the judge who ordered the renewed detention of the Mubarak sons and other defendants in the case. Defense lawyers for the Mubarak sons appealed the 15 September decision by the Cairo Criminal Court to arrest the Mubarak sons and other defendants in relation to a stock market manipulation case involving the sale of the National Bank of Egypt prior to 2011. Lawyers argued that the decision to arrest the defendants was unreasonable as their place of residence was known and they did not miss any hearings. On Twitter, Alaa Mubarak tweeted his praise and thanks to God hours after his release from Tora prison. الحمد والشكر لله علي كل حال pic.twitter.com/xPkmi6ICpe — Alaa Mubarak (@AlaaMubarak_) September 21, 2018 Following the arrest of the Mubarak sons on 15 September, the Egyptian stock…
