CAIRO, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Final arguments began in the Cairo trial of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and seven others on a variety of charges, including murder and corruption.
Outside the courtroom Monday, protesters and families of people who died during Egypt's 2011 uprising demanded the death penalty for Mubarak, bikyamasr.com reported.
The prosecution last week also called for the death penalty for the 83-year-old former president.
A brother of one of the victims told bikyamasr.com the families "want an end to the Mubarak era and Hosni Mubarak. We want Mubarak to die for his killing of Egyptians."
Mubarak, his Interior Minister Habib el-Adly and six aides are on trial on charges of killing protesters during the 18-day revolt that brought down the president and his regime. The men also face charges of financial corruption.
Mubarak's two sons, Gamal and Alaa, are on trial for financial corruption, accused of using their positions to seal illegal deals, raising the family's fortune to tens of millions of dollars.
Some Egyptians have expressed concern about potential outrage if anything less than a death penalty is imposed on Mubarak.
"I don't know what would happen if he is not found guilty and [not] sentenced to death," said Mona Omar, a 22-year-old law student who helped families with their testimony. "[If] Mubarak is not put to death, I think the country will revolt and the military knows this so it will be interesting to watch. There is a lot of anger on the ground. I feel it."
