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Thus spoke a democracy advocate

"Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has criticized President Bashar Al Assad's crimes in Syria, advising him to respond to the will of his people and step down, Egyptian newspaper Al Gomhouria reported on Wednesday, quoting a "source close" to Mr. Mubarak." (thanks "Ibn Rushd")

Posted by As'ad AbuKhalil

http://angryarab.blogspot.com/

 

·         Al Arabiya is owned by the brother-in-law of late king Fahd of Saudi Arabia

 

Mubarak slams Syria's Assad, advises him to step down: report

Wednesday, 17 August 2011

Al Arabiya News

http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/08/17/162797.html

 

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has criticized President Bashar Al Assad's crimes in Syria, advising him to respond to the will of his people and step down. (File Photo)

 

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has criticized President Bashar Al Assad's crimes in Syria, advising him to respond to the will of his people and step down, Egyptian newspaper Al Gomhouria reported on Wednesday, quoting a "source close" to Mr. Mubarak.

 

Mr. Mubarak reportedly made the comments from a special wing of the International Medical Center where he is being held during his trial.

 

Mr. Mubarak was in a state of "grief and depression" after losing most of his personal security guards when he was transferred to the prison hospital, the newspaper quoted the source as saying. The former president also expressed his sadness over the start of his trial on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, recalling the execution of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein on the Muslim holy day of Eid Al Adha, according to the newspaper.

 

The public trial of Mr. Mubarak, accused of corruption and the murder of hundreds of demonstrators, was one of the key demands of the popular protest movement which toppled the veteran leader on February 11.

 

To the fascination of Egyptian and world television audiences, Mubarak has appeared in court bound to a stretcher and caged, often shielded from the cameras by his two sons and co-defendants on graft charges, Gamal and Alaa.

 

Legal experts have expressed concern over the fast pace of the proceedings given the complexity of the trial.

 

An in-depth investigation of Mr. Mubarak's alleged crimes would normally take several months and cover thousands of documents, but judicial authorities have speeded up the process to appease demonstrators.

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