CAIRO: The trial of former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly has been postponed on Monday morning, before it even began. Eye witnesses at the court said that the judge never even appeared before the announcement that it would be postponed until August 3. August 3 is also the day scheduled for the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak to begin. Both are charged with the killing of civilians during the January 25 revolution that ousted the Mubarak government of 31 years. At a local cafe, workers who had been glued to the television waiting for the trial to begin, were obviously perturbed by the delay, saying it was typical of the state of affairs for Egypt. “What did we expect? I guess this is Egypt,” one of the waiters told Bikyamasr.com Adly, who already has been sentenced to 12 years for corruption, has little friends remaining in the country. His trial, to be shown on live TV, had begun to capture the country's attention, many of whom hope his conviction will help push Egypt past its sad modern history and towards a better future of hope and justice. “This is an important trial because it will help establish justice for the killers and the victims' families as well as show that Egypt can have transparency and justice, but now that it is delayed, who knows. We watch and wait,” said one Egyptian activist in Tahrir shortly after the trial was pushed back. BM
