CAIRO (Updated 9) - The ousted president Hosni Mubarak, who went on trial on Wednesday on murder charges, will stay in Cairo for the duration of the proceedings, an official told Middle East News Agency reported. Mubarak will be staying at the hospital in the compound of the Police Academy where the trial is being held, "to guarantee his attendance," the official said. Judge Ahmed Refaat, presiding over the Cairo Criminal Court, last week vowed a speedy trial and said that the sessions would be held on consecutive days. Until the last minute, it was widely believed Mubarak would not show up, or that the trial would open and be immediately adjourned indefinitely. Mubarak is being tried along with his two sons Alaa and Gamal, former interior minister Habib al-Adly and six security chiefs.
