CAIRO: After three months of waiting to see ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's trial continue, Ahmed Mustafa and his entire family will have to wait until next week, after the Cairo court postponed the trial. Ahmed and his family of four present near the Cairo Police Academy want closure for Mahmoud, Ahmed's younger brother who was shot dead by snipers on January 28 in central Cairo as the uprising against Mubarak picked up steam. “I want to see this through and all these waits are very frustrating and it makes us all have to relive every time what happened to my brother,” the older brother told Bikyamasr.com. He was not left unscathed during the violence that erupted in January and February, lifting his arm up to show where a bullet had entered. “This is what our president did and what the military does to us now for speaking out. We need change and we need Mubarak to be dead,” he argued. Instead, the Mustafa family will be forced to wait at least one week before the trial continues. There are worries that the evidence against the 83-year-old former dictator may not be enough to convict him of ordering the killing of protesters during the 18 days of revolution that led to his removal, but this doesn't worry the Mustafa's. “As long as he doesn't have anything to do with this country and never sets foot on the ground as a free man, there will be some justice,” said father, 52-year-old Ahmed. “I just want my son's death to be for something.” Thousands of police and military are present on Wednesday morning, anticipating protesters outside the courtroom. In previous court dates, supporters of the ousted dictator have caused havoc by attacking those who demand justice for the 83-year-old Mubarak, his sons and cronies. At least 20 armored cars and 30 military vehicles are to be used to safely transfer Mubarak and his two sons, Alaa and Gamal, to the courtroom, and will remain on guard throughout the session. Mubarak is being tried on charges of ordering the killing of around 850 people during the revolt that eventually toppled him in February. Ousted Interior Minister Habib al-Adli and 6 former security aides face the same charges. Mubarak and his two sons are also accused of corruption. All defendants pleaded not guilty when the trial started on August 3. Around 1,000 Egyptians were killed in the January uprising that ousted Mubarak from three decades of power, and the families of those killed, called locally “martyrs families” have accused the military of delaying the trial. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/IULv4 Tags: Families, Hosni Mubarak, Postponed, Trial Section: Egypt, Latest News
