The trial of Egypt's ousted President Hosni Mubarak will resume Tuesday, when judges will begin hearing arguments from the plaintiffs, who say that they have additional proof that Mubarak and his co-defendants are to blame for hundreds of protester deaths.
Mubarak, his two sons, the former interior minister and senior police officers face charges ranging from corruption to involvement in the deaths of around 850 protesters during the uprising that unseated him last February.
The plaintiffs will present evidence implicating the accused, and focus on the first charge of ordering the shooting protestors. Mubarak also faces charges of corruption.
On Saturday, the plaintiffs' legal team held a meeting at the Lawyers Syndicate to determine who would be responsible for presenting their argument. The court asked the team to choose eight lawyers to argue the case.
Meanwhile, several other lawyers boycotted the meeting, saying they are not satisfied with the lawyers assigned the case.
On Thursday, prosecutor Mustafa Khater gave a passionate speech demanding the death penalty for Mubarak, former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly and four police commanders. They are charged with complicity in the deaths of some 800 protesters during the 18-day uprising that led to Mubarak's fall on 11 February.
"Retribution is the solution. Any fair judge must issue a death sentence for these defendants," said Khater, one of five prosecutors in the case.
"We feel the spirits of the martyrs flying over this hall of sacred justice, and those who lost their sight by the bullets of the defendants are stumbling around it to reach the judge and demand fair retribution from those who attacked them," he said. "The nation and the people are awaiting justice and righteousness."
