Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, second right, waves at his supporters, who with his sons Alaa, right, and Gamal. left attend a hearing in their retrial on appeal in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 13, 2013 (Photo: AP)
The Cairo Appeal Court has set the date for the retrial of Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak on 11 May.
Mubarak, who received a life sentence last June for failing to protect peaceful protesters during the revolution, was granted a retrial in January due to procedural irregularities in the initial trial.
On Saturday, Judge Mustafa Hassan Abdullah, presiding over the retrial, recused himself from the case and referred it to the Cairo Appeal Court.
Facing retrial along with Mubarak for their role in the murder of protesters during the 2011 uprising are former interior minister Habib El-Adly and six of his aides.
On the same day, the court will also hear a case against Mubarak, his sons Alaa and Gamal and business tycoon Hussein Salem on corruption charges.
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