The ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was cleared of charges against him on Monday after a court ruled that he was not guilty, Al Arabiya's correspondent reported. Mubarak arrived on Monday at a Cairo court that considered his appeal for release from detention. The judge announced that Muabark's release is pending, on the basis of other charges against him. The appeal was submitted by Mubarak's lawyer to Cairo's Court of Appeals saying that the 84-year-old ex-president exceeded his maximum term of temporary detention, the state news agency MENA reported. Mubarak is facing retrial on charges of complicity in the murder of protesters killed in the uprising that unseated him. Mubarak is being held at a military hospital in Cairo and has been treated for a heart condition, fractured ribs, fluid in the lungs, depression and high blood pressure, according to lawyers and official accounts. In January, Egypt's highest court, the Court of Cassation, ordered a retrial for Mubarak after accepting an appeal against his life sentence, citing procedural failings. His original trial in August 2011 was a major moment for both Egypt and the region as it was the first time an Arab leader deposed by his people had appeared in court in person.
