Protestors outside court as new Mubarak trial opens Pro-Mubarak protestors gathered outside the court as the judge in the retrial of Egypt's Hosni Mubarak recused himself on Saturday, in a chaotic opening hearing that lasted just seconds and saw a proud and combative Mubarak smile and wave in the dock. Judge Mostafa Hassan Abdallah told the court he would send the case to the Court of Appeal, which will then refer the trial to a new circuit, sending the fate of the ousted strongman back to square one. Images and soundbites from people outside the courtroom