Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak said on Wednesday that the former Chief of the General Intelligence Service (GIS), Omar Soliman, informed him that around 800 Hamas and Hezbollah militants infiltrated into Sinai through the tunnels from Gaza and used cars in the events of January 2011. They also broke into Wadi al-Natron prison and released prisoners belong to Hezbollah, Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood. Mubarak accused Muslim Brotherhood elements of committing sabotage operations, causing chaos and helping infiltrators to attack police officers in Rafah and Sheikh Zuweid. At the time, Mubarak’s lawyer Farid al-Deeb said, “Mubarak will remain in the military service throughout his lifespan. 35 of 1979.”Deeb added that he had attended the trial session instead of Mubarak, as the military judiciary, not the public judiciary, should have notified Mubarak to attend the trial.

Source: Egypt Independent December 27, 2018 11:48 UTC