It is the trial of the century for Egypt . Egyptians crowded around televisions , struggling to glimpse former President Honsi Mubarak in a white prisoner 's uniform when the court session began on August 3 , 2011 . Despite being the fasting holy month of Ramadan , hundreds of people braved the scorching heat and inevitable thirst to bare witness to these historic proceedings on a large monitor erected by the government outside the courthouse . The world 's media was also in attendance trying to scavenge any scrap of information about the man who ruled Egypt for more than 30 years . The police rolled Mubarak into the courtroom on a hospital gurney and despite his sons ' best efforts to shield their father , the image of a tired , sickly old man shot around the world . This was the first time we had seen the former president since handing over power on February 10 , 2011 . The trial would last almost a year during which rumors constantly swirled about Mubarak 's health . Fueled by his lawyer , Mubarak always seemed to be on his deathbed . Numerous media reports also emerged of his death only later to be proven false . They got so bad that it became an Egyptian joke : `` Mubarak 's doctor visited him in the hospital and told him , 'you have to stop dying , it is n't good for your health . ' '' During the year of his trial , Egypt would witness the dramatic rise of the Muslim Brotherhood , which would come to dominate the political scene . The organization , once heavily repressed by Mubarak , would sweep parliamentary elections garnering almost 50 % of the seats . The trial 's proceeding concluded almost a month before President Elect Mohamed Morsy , from the Muslim Brotherhood , would be sworn into office . The verdict on June 2 , 2012 reflected the times . Once again the world stopped to watch what would be the fate of the first Arab leader to stand trial since the beginning of the Arab Spring . The judge found Mubarak and co-defendants guilty on charges of failing to stop the killings of protesters . They were given life in prison , which in Egypt is 25 years . An 84-year-old Mubarak would n't see the outside of a prison again . The defendants appealed and the retrial began in January 2013 . It would take more than 50 sessions to arrive at a verdict but this time Mubarak 's trial would be overshadowed by growing turmoil in the country . Egypt 's Supreme Constitutional Court dissolved the first democratically elected parliament after declaring it unconstitutional . The Egyptian military ousted Morsy on July 3 , 2013 following another popular uprising . Security forces began arresting the Muslim Brotherhood 's leadership and thousands of their followers . The following August , security forces would clear Morsy supporters from two squares in Egypt resulting in more than 1,000 people killed . Morsy now stands trial over the death of protesters as well as an array of other charges . From the chaos emerged Abdel Fatah al-Sisi . He served as the head of military intelligence under Mubarak and was promoted by Morsy to be minister of defense . He oversaw the overthrow of Morsy and handover of power to Adly Mansour , although many believed al-Sisi remained the power behind the throne . In May of this year , Egyptians elected him president and thus the fourth recent leader of Egypt . Today 's verdict reflects the times . Fewer people were outside the courthouse for the trial . Small bands of protesters took to the streets . Most Egyptians vented their anger online . Talking to Mubarak supporters and protesters on both sides , they did agree on one thing . They told me the revolution is dead . But the drama is n't over yet ; the prosecution has one last appeal available .
He was convicted in 2012 for the killing of protesters , but was denied a new trial . The former president ruled Egypt for almost 30 years before resigning amid protests . On Saturday , former president accused of causing deaths of protesters . His supporters and protesters on both sides said : the revolution is dead .