Mubarak to be Questioned (Plus Issues Statement)

Steven L. Taylor · Monday, April 11, 2011 · 1 Comment

Via the BBC: Egypt: Hosni Mubarak to be quizzed over deaths

The announcement came shortly after Mr Mubarak made his first statement since he was ousted two months ago, denying accusations of corruption.

The former leader said he had the right to defend his reputation and denied having any assets in foreign countries.

Mr Mubarak’s sons Gamal and Alaa have been summoned for questioning as well.

More on the statement via the Daily Mail: ‘I am still hurting’: Ousted Egyptian leader Mubarak defends himself as prosecution for embezzlement looms.

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Steven L. Taylor is a Professor of Political Science at Troy University. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. He is the author of Voting Amid Violence: Electoral Democracy in Colombia and is currently working on a comparative study of the US to 29 other democracies. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging at PoliBlog since 2003. Follow Steven on Twitter