Egypt's court to rule in murder retrial of ex-leader Mubarak

An Egyptian court is expected to deliver its verdict in the retrial of ousted President Hosni Mubarak on charges of conspiring in the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising, the BBC reported.

Last year, an appeals court overturned an initial life sentence given to Mubarak in 2012 on technical grounds.

If acquitted, Mubarak will not be released as he is serving a three-year sentence for embezzling public funds.

The 86-year-old denies all the charges against him.

In 2012, Mubarak - along with former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly - was sentenced to life in prison in 2012 for complicity in the deaths of demonstrators during the 2011 revolt that eventually forced him to resign.

But in January 2013 the Court of Cassation upheld an appeal by the two men against their convictions on technical grounds and ordered a retrial.

In August, a court ordered Mubarak's release from prison and transfer to a military hospital in Cairo, where he is being held under house arrest.

His sons Gamal, the president's one-time heir apparent, and Alaa, a businessman, are also being retried on separate corruption charges.