An Egyptian court ordered on Thursday a renewed corruption probe into ousted President Hosni Mubarak, who had been cleared for release after almost six years in detention, judicial officials said. The court ruling to reopen the investigation after it had been dropped would not affect a prosecution decision to release Mubarak after his acquittal in another case, the officials said. An investigative judge had agreed in 2013 to drop the probe after they paid back the amount, but the prosecution appealed. He was accused of inciting the deaths of protesters during the 18-day revolt, in which about 850 people were killed as police clashed with demonstrators. In January 2016, the appeals court upheld a three-year prison sentence for Mubarak and his two sons on corruption charges.

Source: Egypt Independent March 23, 2017 15:56 UTC