A court in Egypt has ordered former dictator, Hosni Mubarak, be released in one of the remaining corruption cases against him.
According to Egyptian Judiciary officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, a court on Monday ordered Mubaraks release in a corruption case in which Mubarak and his two sons, Alaa and Gamal, are accuesd of embezzled funds to renovate presidential palaces.
The officials added that Mubarak could be freed this week, but the court has decided to keep his two sons in custody.
The former dictator has been ordered released in two other cases against him which are the killing of protesters during the 2011 revolution that ousted him, and illegal earnings.
Mubarak is being retried for the demonstrators killing. However, he cannot be kept in custody anymore due to a two-year limit pending a final verdict.
He is also facing trial on allegations of accepting gifts from state newspapers but has already repaid their value.
The former longtime ruler was sentenced to life in prison in June 2012, but an appeals court later overturned the sentence and ordered a retrial.
Many revolutionaries in Egypt believe the former US-allied strongman should be sentenced to death over his leading role in killing demonstrators.
By Press TV
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