A court in Egypt has sentenced former President Hosni Mubarak to
three years in prison after finding him guilty of embezzling public
funds.
His two sons, Alaa and Gamal, were also convicted and given four-year terms.
The three were also fined $3m (£1.8m) and ordered to repay the $17.6m (£10.4m) they were accused of stealing.
The 86-year-old is also on trial for abuse of power and conspiring in
the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that forced him to
resign.
He was found guilty of the charge relating to the protesters in 2012
along with his former Interior Minister, Habib al-Adly, and sentenced to
life in prison.
But in January 2013 the Court of Cassation upheld an appeal by the two men against their convictions and ordered a retrial.
In August, a court ordered Mubarak’s release from prison and transfer
to a military hospital in Cairo, where he is being held under house
arrest.
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