Egyptian Ousted President Hosni Mubarak appeared on Wednesday in a trial in Cairo, pleading “not guilty” to charges of corruption and brutally killing protesters during uprising that toppled him last February.

Egyptian Ousted President Hosni Mubarak appeared on Wednesday in a trial in Cairo, pleading “not guilty” to charges of corruption and brutally killing protesters during uprising that toppled him last February.

"All these charges, I deny them completely," Mubarak said from his stretcher in the dock, denying charges of premeditated murder of anti-regime protesters.
Mubarak’s sons, Alaa and Gamal, also pleaded not guilty to fraud charges. They appeared to take turns to shield their father from the television cameras.

The three were tried along with ex-interior minister Habib al-Adly and six former security chiefs.

The trial of Mubarak and his two sons was adjourned until August 15, Judge Ahmed Refaat said, adding that the former strongman will stay in a Cairo hospital until then.
Meanwhile, the trial of al-Adly and his six deputies will resume on Thursday, Refaat added.

Some 3,000 soldiers and police have been drafted in to maintain order at Cairo's police academy for the trial.
Clashes were reported between protesters and Mubarak supporters outside the court.

Mubarak was driven from a hospital, in Sharm Sheikh, in a motorcade of ambulances and security vehicles and then flew to Cairo with a medical team.
The toppled leader, 83, has been under arrest at the hospital in a Red Sea Resort since his first appearance in a court in April.

He resigned on 11 February, after 18 days of protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square, in which some 850 people were killed.