e142a5025528fe2a16898d9e1ebbb015 since April.The trial started in August, with many in the country riveted by the sight of their ailing former ruler of nearly 30 years lying in a hospital bed inside the courtroom's cage, where defendants traditionally sit during trials in Egypt.During early sessions, the trial was bogged down by frequent commotion and arguments in the courtroom between the defense and the lawyers representing the protesters. It also became harder for media to cover the proceeding after the judge imposed a ban with high ranking Egyptian officials summoned to testify.In the last hearing in September, Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, who heads Egypt's ruling military council that took power after Mubarak's fall, gave his testimony under a total media blackout.Journalists were barred from the court and forbidden to report any leaked details of Tantawi's testimony. Many believe Tantawi -- who was Mubarak's defense minister for two decades -- can address key question of whether Mubara
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