Mubarak' trial today 2 June 2012 photos and details :he will spend the rest of his life in jail for killings of protesters during Arab Spring
Former Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak suffered a heart attack today just moments after being told he would spend the rest of his life in jail.
Following a lengthy trial, the man who ruled over the country for 30 years was sentenced after being found guilty of being complicit in the killings of protesters during the country's uprising.
The ruling came at a politically fraught time for Egypt, two weeks before a run-off in its first free presidential election that will pit the Muslim Brotherhood, which was banned under Mubarak, against the deposed autocrat's last prime minister.
Mubarak, propped up on a hospital stretcher and wearing dark sunglasses, heard the verdict with a stony expression. He had been wheeled into the cage used in Egyptian courtrooms, while the other defendants stood.
Mubarak suffers heart attack moments after being told he will spend the rest of his life in jail for killings of protesters during Arab Spring
Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak attempts to cover his face as he is wheeled into an ambulance after being found guilty
Jailed: Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, 84, remained stern faced as a judge announced he had been found guilty of being complicit in the killing of protesters during last year's uprising that forced him from power
Cleared: Sons of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Gamal, left, and Alaa, right, were acquitted on corruption charges but still face a separate trial on charges of insider trading
Over the past months, Mubarak has been held in a presidential suite in a hospital on the outskirts of Cairo. Doctors treating him have said he is weak and has lost weight from refusing to eat. They have also said he suffers from severe depression.
The Times newspaper today reported that Mubarak has even asked his doctors for prescription drugs so he can take an overdose.
TRIAL JUDGE ISSUES HARSH WORDS FOR MUBARAK
Egyptian Judge Ahmed Rifaat delivered a strongly worded statement before handing down sentences in Hosni Mubarak's trial:
'The people released a collective sigh of relief after a nightmare that did not, as is customary, last for a night, but for almost 30 black, black, black years whose darkness resembled that of a winter night.'
'The peaceful sons of this nation came out from every deep valley, each struggling against injustice, dismay, oppression and humiliation.'
'They headed toward Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt's capital, demanding only justice, freedom and democracy ... from those who held a tight grip on them and committed grave sins, tyranny and corruption.'
Former interior minister habib El-Adly was sentenced to life in prison for complicity in murder and attempted murder of protesters. He was convicted and sentenced in two other corruption cases.
Hussein Salem, an ex-army and intelligence officer closely linked to Mubarak was acquitted in absentia of corruption charges.
Demonstrators outside the court, many of whom had been demanding the death penalty for Mubarak, greeted the verdict with fireworks and cries of 'Allahu akbar' meaning God is great.
Soha Saeed, the wife of one of about 850 people killed in the street revolt that toppled Mubarak on February 11, 2011, shouted: 'I'm so happy. I'm so happy.'
Some people inside the court who had wanted a death sentence scuffled with guards, decrying the Mubarak-era judiciary. 'The people want the judiciary cleansed!' they chanted.
One man held up a sign calling for Mubarak to be executed, others chanted for a death sentence.
Judge Ahmed Refaat opened Mubarak's trial in August last year and declared it a 'historic day' fro the country. He hailed Egyptians for removing the only leader many of them had known.
'The people of Egypt woke on Tuesday, January 25, to a new dawn, hoping that they would be able to breathe fresh air ... after 30 years of deep, deep, deep darkness,' he told the court.
Jumping for joy: Anti-Mubarak protesters celebrate after a court sentenced the former president to life in prison outside the police academy in Cairo
Egyptians react with cheers of jubilation outside a Cairo court as deposed president Hosni Mubarak is jailed for life
Fight for justice: Relatives of people who died during Egypt's uprising that swept President Mubarak from power last year cry outside the court
Total silence fell over the courtroom in the moments before Refaat announced his verdict.
The judge also sentenced Mubarak's former interior minister, Habib al-Adli, to life in prison. He sentenced Mubarak's two sons Alaa and Gamal to time already served.
The crowd outside then erupted in joy. Anti-Mubarak demonstrators and a smaller crowd of his supporters threw stones at each other.
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