`` A judge may have mercy if there is a reason for that , but I do n't think in this case there is any argument for clemency whatsoever , '' the minister added , calling it `` a horrible crime , to kill 800 citizens who were asking for their rights and hoping to topple a corrupt regime that caused the ruin of Egypt . '' Egypt 's former president is accused of ordering protesters shot . The Egyptian government has said it will investigate the allegations and that those responsible for killing demonstrators would be held accountable. Hosni Mubarak is in good health , the minister says . Mubarak was forced from office by protesters after more than 30 years in power .
Egypt 's former president is accused of ordering protesters shot . The Egyptian government has said it will investigate the allegations and that those responsible for killing demonstrators would be held accountable. Hosni Mubarak is in good health , the minister says . Mubarak was forced from office by protesters after more than 30 years in power .