An Egyptian court on Wednesday ordered the release of the country’s disgraced former President, Hosni Mubarak. According to Mubarak’s lawyer, Fareed el-Deeb, he could be freed from prison on Thursday.
The court ordered his release in a corruption case that was the last remaining legal grounds for his detention. “The court decided to release him,” he told reporters as he left a court in Cairo. When he was asked when he was asked when the release would be effected, he said “maybe tomorrow.”
The court ordered Mubarak's release because he has been held past the maximum time he can be detained before being convicted.
The only condition for his release is that he must remain in the country.
Egypt's General
Prosecutor has said he will not appeal to keep Mubarak in custody, state
media reported, clearing the way for him to be released.
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