STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Hosni Mubarak was charged with conspiring to kill protesters
- He was already convicted and sentenced in 2012, but was given a new trial
- The 86-year-old is still serving a three-year sentence for embezzlement
- The former president ruled Egypt for almost 30 years before resigning amid protests
The court has also found Mubarak not guilty of corruption Saturday.
Mubarak, who ruled Egypt
for almost 30 years, was accused of "inciting, arranging, and assisting
to kill peaceful protesters" during the country's popular uprising in
2011. The 86-year-old had pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Photos: Mubarak through the years
Saturday's rulings capped
Mubarak's second trial for the same charges. He was already convicted
of helping kill protesters and was sentenced to life in prison in 2012,
but was later granted a new trial.
How it started
In January 2011, throngs
of Egyptians filled the streets of Cairo to decry the country's poverty,
unemployment and repression. Protesters called for Mubarak to step
down, but were met by a fierce and often violent government crackdown.
Since Mubarak stepped
down in February 2011, the ailing former ruler has appeared in court
numerous times for a variety of charges -- sometimes wheeled in on a
gurney. He often lay in a cage used to keep defendants during court
proceedings.
Not free yet
Though Mubarak was not convicted on any charges Saturday, he still won't go free anytime soon.
In May, a Cairo court
sentenced Mubarak to three years in prison for embezzlement. His sons
Gamal and Alaa were sentenced to four years each on the same charge.
All three were convicted
of embezzling $18 million that was allocated for the renovation of
presidential palaces. The Mubaraks have maintained their innocence in
that case.
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