Northern, WI 8/3/2011 (PennyPayDay) -- Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's ousted president, has denied charges of corruption and complicity in the killing of protesters at the start of his historic trial in Cairo.At his first court appearance on Wednesday, Mubarak spoke from a hospital stretcher where he lay inside a cage for defendants.
"I categorically deny all the charges," Mubarak said.
The proceedings, in a temporary court at the Police Academy in Cairo, were shown live on state television.
Ahmed Refaat, the presiding judge, later adjourned the trial, announcing that it would resume on August 15.
Mubarak's trial had been one of the key demands that has united protesters since February 11, the day he was toppled.
The charges he faces includes premeditated murder, the killing of protesters, the failure to use his power to stop abuses against civilians, and his collusion with other individuals in the misuse state funds.
Mubarak's two sons, Gamal and Alaa, who are also on trial for corruption, denied the charges against them as well.
They accompanied their father inside the metal defendants cage, both wearing white prison uniforms.
Mubarak was flown to Cairo for the trial from Sharm el-Sheikh, the Red Sea resort where he has lived since his removal from power.
In the courtroom, a prosecutor read the charges against Mubarak.
"Yes, I am here," Mubarak said from his bed, raising his hand slightly when Judge Refaat asked him to identify himself and enter a plea.
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