Cairo, Sep 7 :The chief judge in the trial of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak today said he has summoned military ruler Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi to testify behind closed doors on Sunday.
The head of the general staff, Sami Anan, will give evidence on Monday and former intelligence chief and vice president Omar Suleiman on Tuesday, both of them also behind closed doors, judge Ahmed Refaat said. Current Interior Minister Mansur al-Essawi and his predecessor Mahmud Wagdi will testify on September 14 and 15 respectively, he added.
Refaat said he had decided to hear the high-profile witnesses in camera for reasons of “national security.” Lawyers acting for the families of those killed during the popular uprising that forced Mubarak from power in February had repeatedly requested that the court hear the testimony of the five. (AFP)
