Hosni Mubarak will be put on trial in Egypt

The Takeaway

In a test of Egypt's new judiciary, Hosni Mubarak will be put on trial. Hisham Kassem, former publisher of Al-Masry Al-Youm (The Egyptian Today), Egypt’s independent daily paper talks about the decision.

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