Prosecutor to summon Mubarak in deaths, graft probes

Hosni Mubarak

CAIRO, (Reuters) – Egypt’s public prosecutor yesterday summoned Hosni Mubarak as part of probes into the killing  of protesters and the embezzlement of public funds, but the  ousted former president said allegations against him of  wrongdoing were lies.

Mubarak’s sons Gamal and Alaa were also summoned in the embezzlement probe, general prosecutor Abdel Maguid Mahmoud said  in a statement, adding that Mubarak’s rejection of the  corruption accusations against him and his family would not  affect the investigations.

The prosecutor also detain-ed former