CAIRO, April 12 – RAPSI. Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak was cleared Monday on charges of having caused the deaths of protesters during the uprisings that brought about his 2011 ouster, Al Arabiya reported Monday, adding that his release has not yet been ordered as he has not been acquitted of all charges pending against him.

Mubarak’s three-decade reign over Egypt ended as the result of a bloody Arab Spring uprising in early 2011.

Upwards of 800 people were killed during the course of the protests that derailed Mubarak’s rule, including many protesters who were fired on by security forces. The uprising lasted from January 25 to February 11, 2011, at which point Mubarak resigned the presidency.

Egypt’s Supreme Military Council, which assumed control of the country following Mubarak’s resignation, promptly ordered an investigation into the protester casualties that occurred during the uprising. The fallen leader was then charged alongside his two sons with abuse of office, corruption, and in connection with the deaths of protesters during the winter uprising.

As the trial began on August 3, 2011, Mubarak was carried into the courtroom on a stretcher. He pleaded not guilty, stating, "I completely deny all those charges.”
His plea of innocence proved to be of little avail when he was held responsible for the protesters’ deaths and sentenced to life imprisonment on June 2, 2012. It could have been worse for him; earlier in the year prosecutors had sought the maximum penalty: death by hanging.

In the immediate aftermath of the sentence, the state of Mubarak’s already fragile health took a dramatic turn for the worse. He suffered a heart attack in the immediate aftermath of his sentencing. On June 20, he reportedly suffered a second heart attack and a stroke, at which point media outlets around the world broadcasted unconfirmed reports that Mubarak was announced clinically dead. On July 16, local Egyptian media reported that Mubarak was transferred from the hospital back to prison in order to serve out his sentence after his condition notably improved