Lawyer: Mubarak is still Egypt's president

[DeathToTheOil]

Cairo (CNN) -- Hosni Mubarak should be tried by a special tribunal because he is still president of Egypt and did not sign an official resignation, his lawyer said Sunday.

"He gave up the presidency orally to former vice-president Omar Suleiman without signing any official document, which is not legal by the constitution," lawyer Farid El Deeb said.

The court proceedings were recounted to CNN by civil rights lawyer Khaled Abu Bakr, who attended the hearing.

A former head of an Egyptian lawyers' organization said Mubarak is not the president.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/22/world/africa/egypt-mubarak-trial/index.html

Interestingly, the English translation of the name "Farid El Deeb" turns out to be "Orly Taitz."

[bemildred]

1. So the current government is illegal? nt

[lunatica]

2. Good luck with that argument

[Posteritatis]

3. Well, I guess we'll find out whether "LOL" is a possible verdict under Egyptian law.. (nt)

[Guy Montag]

4. Mubarak gave up his office

no lawyer is good enough to put toothpaste back in the tube, no matter how golden an orator he or she is.