Stalwarts of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak were acquitted Wednesday of organising a notorious camel-borne assault on protesters during last year’s uprising, the state MENA news agency said.
The court found all of the defendants not guilty, including the then speakers of Egypt’s two houses of parliament, Fathi Surur and Safwat al-Sherif, the news agency reported.
The infamous “battle of the camel,” which took place on one of the most violent days of the revolt, was seen as pivotal in drawing more crowds to join the anti-regime rallies.
On February 2, protesters gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square and Mubarak supporters charged through the crowds on horses and camels, creating mayhem that quickly degenerated into violent clashes.
Mubarak-era chiefs acquitted of camel assault on protesters
