Mubarak: I am not responsible for protester deaths  Cairo – Akram Ali "Arabstoday" has received a copy of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's memo, submitted by Farid Al-Deeb on his behalf to the court on the last day of his trial. Mubarak revealed his point of view regarding accusations of killing protesters, abuse of power and wasting public money against him.
The memo started by saying Mubarak had faith in its fairness. Mubarak added that he was sure Allah would defend him, as he spent his life defending his country and people from the time he was in the military, then vice president and finally as president.
He then mentioned that he had lived the horrors of war, defending his land, and suffered the defeat in 1967 and victory of 1973. He was then supposedly responsible for the country, following Al-Sadat's assasination and facing the challenge of driving away Israel from Sinai and rebuilding the infrastructure of the country.
Mubarak added that he was keen on preserving Egyptian dignity since his first day in office, and that he did not allow any foreign interference in Egypt and refused offers of establishing military bases on Egyptian soil.
Mubarak stated that he opposed to the war against Iraq and that he defended the Palestinian issue in particular, providing services to Palestinians unlike any other country.
Regarding the January 25 Revolution, Mubarak stated that he ordered the police to protect protesters and that police duly followed instructions. He claimed that Al-Adly informed him that the number of protesters had increased and instructed police to prevent them from holding arms although there were "those who attacked and abused them".
Finally, Mubarak concluded his speech denying the accusations against him and showing his confidence in the Egyptian judiciary as well as his confidence in history apart from "foreign agents".