Egypt postpones Mubarak trial to December 28 due to claim of bias

Cairo: An Egyptian court Sunday adjourned until December 28 the trial of former president Hosni Mubarak due to a lawsuit accusng the court panel of bias, state television reported.

The delay decision was announced by the presiding judge Ahmed Refaat at a 15-minute session, added the television.

Mubarak, his two sons, Alaa and Jamal, former interior minister Habib Al Adly and six senior policemen attended Sunday's sesion.

Their trial started on August 3 among media frenzy as it marked the first time an Egyptian ruler was ever prosecuted.

Mubarak, Al Adly and the six senior policemen are being tried on charges of ordering the killing of around 850 civilians during a popular uprising earlier this year.

Mubarak, 83, along with his two sons are, meanwhile, facing charges of corruption and influence peddling.