1 / 8

Middle East – Mubarak Verdict

Middle East – Mubarak Verdict. Tahrir pressure builds after Mubarak verdicts Egyptian activists who spearheaded the revolt that toppled Hosni Mubarak have called for mass demonstrations on Tuesday to protest against verdicts handed down in the former president's murder trial.

raina
Download Presentation

Middle East – Mubarak Verdict

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Middle East – Mubarak Verdict

  2. Tahrir pressure builds after Mubarak verdicts • Egyptian activists who spearheaded the revolt that toppled Hosni Mubarak have called for mass demonstrations on Tuesday to protest against verdicts handed down in the former president's murder trial. • Mubarak and his interior minister Habib al-Adly were sentenced to life in prison on Saturday, but six security chiefs were acquitted over the killings of demonstrators. • The pro-democracy April 6 movement, the Coalition of Revolution Youth and the Maspero Youth Union among others called for a mass protest at the capital's iconic Tahrir Square at 1500 GMT on Tuesday. • Mubarak - the only autocrat toppled in the Arab Spring to be put in the dock -- could have been sent to the gallows as demanded by the prosecution but was instead given a life term, angering many. He was also cleared of graft charges.

  3. Vocabulary Impunity: exemption from punishment or freedom from the harmful consequences of an action Acquittals: a judgment or verdict that a person is not guilty of a criminal charge. Graft: informal bribery and other corrupt measures pursued for gain in politics or business. Gallows:a structure, typically consisting of two uprights and a crosspiece, used for hanging a person. Polarised:divide into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of beliefs

  4. Hosni Mubarak • 83 year old Egyptian man suffering from stomach cancer • assumed presidency in 1981 • ruled for 30 years • corrupt and unfair ruler • On 2/11/11 he resigned as president • On 8/3/11, he & his 2 sons, Alaa and Gamal went on trial for charges of corruption & ordering the killing of protesters

  5. Why it all started

  6. The Revolution 1 2 3 Initial protests began, organized by young people facing high unemployment Inspired by Tunisia Clashes grew violent. Mubarak steps down. Army takes power, as the people’s heroes. 4 6 5 Protesters against the verdict - want Mubarak to be sent to the gallows Mubarak sentenced to life in prison Mubarak put on trial

  7. Where Is Egypt Headed?

More Related