1:55: Court is back in session and the judge orders the trial against Mubarak to resume on 15 August and the case against Adly and his aides to resume tomorrow. Mubarak is to be transferred to the International Medical Center on the Cairo-Ismialia road, where his medical team will continue to attend to his health needs. Yasser Abdel Qader, an oncologist at the Cairo University Hospital, will oversee his care.
1:00: Trial is in recess.
12:45: Fareed al-Deeb, who is representing Mubarak and his two sons, raises seven demands, most of them quite technical: 1) transcribing the content of memory cards that contain information about the case and distributing copies to the defense team; 2) photocopies of the interrogation files of Gamal Mubarak, 43 pages of which Deeb says are missing; 3) hearing the testimony of all 1761 witnesses in the case; 4) testimony of SCAF head Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi; 5) testimony of former Secretary of South Sinai Governorate Hassan Beshr; 6) testimony from seven former governors of South Sinai Governorate; and 7) testimony from Mubarak’s German physician.
12:25: Lawyers say that media organizations are also responsible, since they incited public opinion by calling the revolutionaries "thugs." For this reason, former Shura Council head Safwat al-Sherif, former National Democratic Party leader Ahmed Ezz, and Mubarak Chief of Staff Zarakiya Azmy should all be part of the case. Another lawyer requests summoning the heads of Egyptian telecom firms, including Vodafone and Etisalat, which participated in the communication blackout.
12:13: A lawyer for the martyrs' families asks the judge to demand that acting Interior Minister Mansour al-Essawy submit a list of officers in the State Security Apparatus. Other lawyers request that the judge take the Mubaraks' fingerprints in the courtroom.
12:08: A lawyer for the martyrs' families asks the judge to summon Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, the head of the ruling Supreme Council of Armed Forces, and Sami Anan, the army chief of staff, to interrogate them about who ordered the repression of the revolution.
12:04: The former president and his two sons respond to charges leveled against them. All three say: "I completely deny all the charges against me."
12:02: The prosecutor lays out the four main charges against Mubarak: 1) He conspired with Adly in the premeditated killing of protesters who were demanding reform and protesting against poor social, economic and security conditions. 2) He approved the use of live fire for the crime and also approved of running over protesters with cars in order to hold on to the presidency. He is responsible for the murder of Ahmed Mahmoud, Mohamed Faramawy, and others. 3) He took for himself and his sons five villas for LE39.75 million by way of fraudulent contracts with Hussein Salem (also a defendant in the case). 4) He benefited from his position by selling Egyptian gas to Israel through the Eastern Mediterranean Gas company, represented by Salem. He also collaborated with Sameh Fahmi to sell gas at artificially low prices that benefited him.
12:00: The prosecutor accuses Mubarak of conspiring with Adly to kill protesters with premeditation in governorates throughout Egypt. The protesters, the prosecutor says, were demonstrating against bad social, economic and security conditions, demanding reforms and the fall of Mubarak's regime.
11:52: Another lawyer representing the martyrs' families calls for the indictments against all police officers accused of killing protesters to be joined to case against Mubarak and Adly, and also requests that the former president be moved to the hospital at Tora prison, where his sons are already being held.
11:47: The trial resumes. Lawyers for the martyrs' families call for full justice for killing peaceful protests, for using excessive force and thuggery and for releasing prisoners from prisons during the uprising. The lawyer demands the strictest sentences possible, which is death.
11:40: Outside of the Police Academy where the trial is being held, Mahassen Ali Mohamed, mother of three, whose husband Yahia Eid Mohamed was killed outside the Marg police station on 28 January, said, “I am overjoyed, I can go home and sleep now. I can’t believe everyone told me he wouldn’t come.” When asked if she was concerned that the former president would be found innocent, Mohamed said, “Innocent how? He killed millions.”
11:23: Clashes continue outside of the Police Academy between Mubarak's supporters and pro-revolution activists. Central Security Forces chase protesters from both sides and arrest some.
11:20: Judge calls for a recess. The defendants leave the dock.
11:17: Attorneys representing the martyrs' families demand to be heard by the judge and receive the same treatment as the defense lawyers.
11:07: A lawyer for Hassan Abdel Rahman, the former head of State Security, also demands an adjournment of the trial and complains that the investigations have not been sufficiently thorough and requests an investigation specifically into whether or not the Interior Ministry employed snipers.
11:00: A lawyer representing Ahmed Mohammed Ramzy Abdel Rashid, the former head of Central Security Forces, requests an explanation of whether there is a court order to deal with Adly's case and Mubarak's together.
10:50: The defendants' lawyer says that the main demand of the defendants is to hear the testimony of all witnesses and requests that the court delay the case for one month for a reinvestigation. Lawyers representing the martyrs’ families object.
10:42: Adly's lawyer requests the court investigate sites around downtown Cairo, including the American University in Cairo campus, the Ramses Hilton, Mohamed Mahmoud Street, Sheikh Rehan Street and other locations near Tahrir Square and the Interior Ministry to demonstrate the falsity of eyewitness testimonies. The lawyer also demands that the court consider testimonies from police officers of the Cairo Security Directorate, Cairo and Giza police stations, the communications department, and the now-dissolved State Security.
10:34: Judge calls first defendent: Habib al-Adly. Deeb, Mubarak's lawyer, requests that Adly's case be separated from the former president. A judge ordered on 25 July that the two men be tried together.
10:30: A lawyer representing the martyrs' families complains to the judge that although the victimes had been invited to attend and traveled from around Egypt, they are not being allowed in.
10:22: Judge Refaat calls the names of the lawyers of the defendants, starting with Farid al-Deeb, who is representing Mubarak.
10:19: Lawyers representing the families of those killed during the uprising that drove Mubarak from office submit their names to register their presence with the court.
10:12: Judge begins calling defendants and lawyers.
10:10: Judge Ahmed Refaat enters the courtroom and issues an order saying that whoever disrespects the court will be expelled from the courtroom and detained for 24 hours.
10:05: Mubarak appears in court lying on a hospital bed. His hair is died black and he wears a wristwatch.
10:03: Defendants' cage is opened and Mubarak's sons, Alaa and Gamal, as well former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly and six of his aides enter.
9:45: Courtroom fills up with lawyers and journalists.
9:30: More clashes erupt between Mubarak's supporters and pro-revolution protesters. Mubarak's supporters throw stones after a Tahrir protester threw away a photo of Mubarak. Time Magazine correspondent Abigail Hauslohner says she got assaulted by a female Mubarak supporter, who screamed at her saying "foreigner" and slapped her while a policeman smiled.
9:13: An ambulance reaches the Police Academy. State TV says it might be the ambulance carrying Mubarak after he left the helicopter.
9:05: A helicopter has landed at the Police Academy. Pro-revolution protesters chant, "Here is the thief!"
8:55: State TV reports that Mubarak's plane has just landed at Almaza Military Airport. Mubarak's sons, Gamal and Alaa, and former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly have arrived to the Police Academy, according to state TV. They were transferred from Tora prison, escorted by four armored vehicles, four tanks and four Central Security trucks.
8:30: Clashes erupt between pro-Mubarak supporters and activists. Pro-Mubarak supporters throw stones at activists. A policeman and a journalist are injured. Pro-Mubarak supporters shout "Down, down with Tahrir" and "We will put the prison into fire if Mubarak is sentenced."
8:00: Hundreds of pro-Mubarak supporters and activists congregate around the Police Academy ahead of Mubarak's trial. Hundreds of policemen also surround the academy.
