埃及前总统穆巴拉克仍被拘留
An Egyptian court has ruled that ex-President Hosni Mubarak should no longer be held over the killings of protesters during the revolution that toppled him.
埃及某法院裁定，前总统侯塞尼·穆巴拉克不会因杀害抗议者而遭到拘谨。
Hosni Mubarak appeared in court on a stretcher on Saturday
However, he will remain in custody as he faces separate corruption charges.
The former leader, who is 84, is awaiting a retrial for conspiring to kill protesters in early 2011.
His lawyer successfully argued that he had spent the maximum time in prison under temporary detention.
Last June, Mr Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison for killings committed during the 2011 uprising that ended his decades-long rule, but in January a retrial was ordered because of procedural failings.
Life sentences
There were chaotic scenes on Saturday as the judge presiding over the retrial, Mustafa Hassan Abdullah, withdrew from the case citing his "unease" in overseeing the proceedings.
The case has been referred to a different court, which is expected to appoint a new panel to hear the retrial.
About 850 people were killed in the 2011 crackdown during the 2011 uprising that ended Mr Mubarak's rule.
He and former interior minister Habib al-Adly were sentenced to life in prison for conspiring to kill protesters.
But both will be re-tried after they successfully appealed against their convictions, with Egypt's Court of Cassation citing procedural failings.
Mr Al-Adly will also be re-tried for corruption charges.