The trial for Hosni Mubarak, the former head of Egypt, has been put on hold as both sides debate the merits of the current judge presiding over the case. The prosecution attorneys, who are trying to indict Mubarak on corruption and charges involving the killing of government protesters, got the two month hold for the trial because they believe that Judge Ahmed Refaat is not allowing enough evidence or testimony into the case. The trial will be suspended until December 28th, and if a new judge is deemed necessary by the judicial panel analyzing the situation, then the trial will have to start all over. This is a somewhat unfortunate delay in a trial that hoped to bring justice to the once ruthless leader of Egypt. It also shows the difficulties involved with trials of former or current heads of state, and how slow the process can be to bring them down. Time will tell if Mubarak's crimes, which are well documented, have enough physical evidence attached to them to in fact bring him to justice.
www.cnn.com/2011/10/30/world/meast/egypt-mubarak-trial/index.html?hpt=wo_c2
David Johnson
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