Mubarak's trial resumes

CAIRO, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- During ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's trial Monday, his lawyers called on the court to summon several officials to give testimony.

Among those requested are Lt. Gen. Sami Enan, Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi and Assem el-Gohari, head of the Illicit Gains Authority, The Egyptian Gazette reported.

The 83-year-old Mubarak, along with former Interior Minister Habib el-Adli and six of his assistants, is charged with giving orders to kill protesters in Tahrir Square during the 18-day uprising, during which about 850 people were killed and more than 1,000 injured.

Enan, a member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, said the armed forces ignored Mubarak's order to fire at protesters on Jan. 28.

Tantawi, head of the SCAF, will be questioned about a "third party," which planned to destabilize Egypt during the three-month pause in Mubarak's trial.

The lawyers asked for Gohari to be summoned to give details on money Mubarak's family is suspected of smuggling out of Egypt.

Lawyers for families of protesters killed in the 2011 revolt in Egypt say they fear rulings last week will lead to Mubarak's acquittal.

A court Thursday cleared several police officers of criminal involvement in the deaths of protesters in Cairo, which lawyers say could benefit Mubarak, who ruled Egypt for 30 years, the Gazette reported.

Lawyers representing families of those killed in the uprising that led to Mubarak's ouster in February unsuccessfully sued to have presiding judge Ahmed Refaat and the two other judges replaced, the Gazette said. The lawyers had argued the judges were not neutral and prevented lawyers from attending testimony sessions.