Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak wins petition but will remain in custody

Although an appeal court granted his appeal Monday, technically freeing him in the case involving the killing of nonviolent protesters during the 2011 uprising that brought him down, former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will remain behind bars in connection with newer corruption charges that were added to the older allegations.
The retrial was supposed to begin on Saturday, but was delayed after the judge disqualified himself and walked out, leaving the court without leadership. The appeals court has 60 days to appoint a new judge for the trial, lawyers said.
The judge did not give an official reason for recusing himself.

Mubarak, who ruled Egypt for 30 years with the help of the military, was found guilty in June 2012 of ordering the killing of protesters and was to serve a life sentence. But a court accepted an appeal, resulting in the retrial.