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BY ADNAN KHAN
ANCHOR LAUREN ZIMA
The head defense lawyer of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is claiming in court that Mubarak is still Egypt’s president. He says Mubarak never signed a letter of resignation; instead, it was signed by the vice president. According to Bikya Masr the lawyer claims…
“… the criminal court trying Mubarak does not have the authority to do so, and that his case must be heard within a special tribunal court.”
Mubarak is on trial for allegedly ordering protesters be killed. His lawyer, Farid el-Deeb’s argument had the courtroom in an uproar. The Huffington Post reports…
“El-Deeb received a round of applause from other defense lawyers when he finished his statements. Lawyers for the victims responded with chants of, ‘Execution, execution,’ and, ‘Down, down with Mubarak.’”
Regardless of the resignation technicality, a former head of Egyptian lawyers’ organization told CNN that it didn’t matter whether or not Mubarak did sign the letter.
“The revolution revokes the constitution ... The Egyptian people said their word ... this is a nation that had a vice president at the time and this is an ousted president.”
And Al Jazeera reports the people simply want to see Mubarak punished as soon as possible.
“The people behind me here say they want Habib al-Adly, the interior minister and the former president, Hosni Mubarak, and the aides all to receive the death penalty.”
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