Mubarak's corruption appeal rejected

An Egyptian court on Saturday rejected ousted President Hosni Mubarak's appeal against his corruption conviction. CNN reports that the Court of Cassation, the highest criminal court, turned down an appeal by Mubarak and his two sons tied to their punishment for embezzling $17.9m allocated for the renovation of presidential homes. The report notes they had been ordered to pay $16m and were sentenced to three years in prison on those charges. However, states the report, the Mubaraks have already served the three years and will not be returned to prison. This decision mirrors that of the Cairo Court of Appeals, which in May 2015 also upheld a three-year sentence imposed on Mubarak, but gave him credit for time served. Sons Gamal and Alaa Mubarak walked free, and the elder Mubarak went to Maadi Military Hospital in Cairo when he was released.