Links: Hosni Mubarak, Habib al-Adly, January 25 Revolution CAIRO: It is illegal for witnesses to hear each other's testimonies, said human rights activist and lawyer Gamal Eid, while commenting on the court's decision to suspend the broadcasting of the trial for former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly and his six security chiefs. It was “100 percent the right call,” he claims. “The decision is in the best interest of the justice system, procedural integrity and the martyrs of the January 25 Revolution,” he said, adding that this will end the “show trials” pursued by media-hungry lawyers. The suspension of broadcasting is “hyperbole,” since the trial could be televised and broadcast later, said Nasser Ameen, chairman of the Arab Center of the Judiciary and Legal Profession and member of the National Council on Human Rights. “The most important thing about canceling the live broadcast is ending the theatrics employed by civil rights plaintiffs who file motions that have little to do with law, logic or reason, and have everything to do with television fame,” Ameen added. “The court's decision will likely reduce the number and presence of lawyers and will give those experience lawyers a better opportunity to execute justice,” he added. “The adjournment is an opportunity for the defense attorneys for the martyrs and the injured to coordinate with other attorneys and present a unified front,” he said.
