Egypt’s ousted president, his sons and security chiefs will learn on Saturday whether they have been found guilty of murder and corruption

Egypt's ousted president, his sons and security chiefs will learn on Saturday whether they have been found guilty of murder and corruption after a trial in a region where autocrats once ruled with impunity.

Hosni Mubarak's trial, which began last August six months after his ouster in a nationwide uprising, has critics fearing that they may see justice foiled yet again because of the lack of hard evidence against the former dictator.

Mubarak is charged with corruption and the killing of demonstrators during the uprising that toppled him in February 2011. He shares the murder charges with seven security chiefs and the corruption charges with his two sons, Alaa and Gamal.

Roughly 850 protesters were killed during the 18-day uprising that forced Mubarak to resign.