He was acquitted of corruption charges. Somehow I doubt that would have happened but for the non-coup coup.
The most recent reports are that he will be released within 48 hours.
https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/369417801930264576
Remember, Obama told Mubarak to leave "yesterday" rather than allow the 9 month transition Mubarak was suggesting. It was an error we criticized at the time because the only political party at the time with the organization to win an election was the Muslim Brotherhood. The more secular and civil elements of society did not have time to make up for lost ground, and the rest is history.
The anti-democratic MB won the elections and proceeded to act like everyone predicted.
Now we're almost back to square one.
https://twitter.com/EslamMouniir/status/369442004586868736
Updates to follow.
https://twitter.com/AlArabiya_Urdu/status/369439753734590464
The Sinai continues to spin out of control, with 24 Egyptian policemen killed in an ambush near the Gaza border, which Egypt has now closed. There are reports they were executed:
https://twitter.com/nycjim/status/369409135483183104
Don't be surprised if Egypt ends up attacking Gaza, which the MB now uses as a safe haven and also is the home to even more extremist Islamist groups.