Mubarak sentenced to three years in jail

An Egyptian court has sentenced ousted president Hosni Mubarak to three years in prison for embezzlement.

His two sons were given four years each in the same case which centres on the embezzlement of $14 million earmarked for renovation of presidential palaces.

Mubarak and his sons Alaa and Gamal were present in the caged dock on Saturday, wearing suits and sunglasses.

They had already been sentenced to three years on the same charges but an appeal court overturned the verdict and ordered a retrial.

The trio were also fined $16 million.

This was the last court case hanging over Mubarak, who was toppled in the 2011 uprising.

The former leader, 87, and his sons were present in the courtroom at a police academy on the outskirts of Cairo.

Some of his supporters wore T-shirts with Mubarak's face and waved and blew kisses as he entered, the Associated Press news agency says.

They shouted in anger as the judge issued the ruling - which can be appealed against.

It is not clear whether the time the veteran former leader has already served will count - or whether he will be sent to jail again.

Egypt's highest court is also due to decide on 4 June whether to allow an appeal against a lower court's ruling that dropped murder charges against Mubarak.

The ex-leader remains at Maadi Military Hospital, Cairo.