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Hosni Mubarak to be placed under house arrest if freed: PM
Cairo, Aug 22: Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi on Wednesday ordered to place Hosni Mubarak under mandatory house arrest, as the former president is expected to be released from jail following a court order.
According
to
Egyptian
state
TV,
the
prime
minister
issued
his
decision
late
this
evening
while
acting
in
the
capacity
of
deputy
military
commander
under
the
rules
of
the
currently
enforced
emergency
law.
"In the framework of the emergency law, the deputy military ruler ordered Mubarak to be placed under house arrest," read a news flash on state television.
Mubarak, 85, is in Tora Prison here and will remain under detention for another 48 hours during which the prosecution can appeal against the order of his release.
PTI
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