May 18, 2011 9:09 PM

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SCAF denies considering grant of pardon to Mubarak without trial

In Egypt, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has vehemently denied considering granting pardon to ousted ?president Hosni Mubarak without trial.According to Egyptian official media Ahram, the council in a statement said that it does not interfere in the legal procedures ?against the figures of the former regime, as this is solely the responsibility of the Egyptian judiciary. Yesterday, Mubarak’s wife Suzanne Mubarak was released by a court after relinquishing her property and bank accounts.Mubarak is detained in Salam Hospital in Sharm El-Sheikh pending corruption and criminal investigations. Mubarak faces several charges including the murder of demonstrators during the first days of the revolution.

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