"Broadcast ban to protect the public interest," said presiding judge court Mubarak, Ahmed Riffat, quoted from page Al-Jazeera, Monday, August 15, 2011.
During Mubarak held court twice, the way the court was broadcast live by television stations and witnessed dozens of people around the world. Outside the court also held wide-screen for people who did not get a seat in the auditorium of the Police Academy in Cairo who converted into the courtroom.
When the decision to close the court to read the media, the public who attended the protest. However, the judge remained in his decision. Riffat said the court closed only during the reading of the testimony of hundreds of witnesses the murder and corruption by the Mubarak regime.
"When I listen to witness testimony, it became illegal to broadcast it on television because the witnesses can hear what is conveyed by the previous witness," said Riffat.
Having heard the statements of witnesses, Riffat promised to return the court to allow media coverage. Not mention the exact date of the next trial will be held Mubarak.
Riffat also said the next court, will be presented by two suspects to be tried simultaneously, namely Mubarak and former Egyptian Interior Minister Habib el-Adly. This move has been warmly welcomed by the public in attendance.
Both involved cases of alleged corruption and mass murder of hundreds of government opponents in Cairo in February. Reportedly, more than 800 people were killed and 6,000 wounded in 18 days of protests that led to the fall of Mubarak. If convicted, both Mubarak and Adly be under sentence of death.
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