( CNN ) -- The trial for deposed Egyptian president , Hosni Mubarak , on Saturday was postponed until next month , state media reported . He faces charges involving the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that led to his ouster . Mubarak was convicted on the charges last year and sentenced to life in prison , but appealed the ruling and was granted a retrial . A court ordered him released last month and placed under house arrest while he awaits a retrial . Mubarak , 85 , had been held since shortly after he was removed from power . The ousted autocratic leader 's health has been a bone of contention during his trial and incarceration . He suffered a heart attack after relinquishing power and had said that he was physically unfit to stand trial . Opinion : What Mubarak 's release means . Mubarak 's successor , Mohamed Morsy , was ousted from power this year . He was elected after Mubarak was toppled . Egypt has been in turmoil since Morsy 's removal from office , with the military battling Muslim Brotherhood members and other Morsy supporters . Mubarak has pleaded not guilty to charges that he was complicit in the killings of protesters . The ousted strongman spent three decades in charge of Egypt , the most populous Arab country .
The former president was convicted in the killing of protesters . He was sentenced to life in prison , but appealed the ruling and was granted a retrial . Mubarak,85 , had been held since shortly after he was removed from power in 2011 .