NEW: Plaintiffs' attorney: "The
judge resorted to formalities"
The 86-year-old is still serving a
three-year sentence for
embezzlement
Mubarak was convicted in 2012
for the deaths of protesters, but
was given a new trial
The former president ruled Egypt
for almost 30 years before
resigning amid protests
Cairo (CNN) -- In what many
Egyptians called the trial of the
century, a Cairo judge Saturday
dismissed charges against former
President Hosni Mubarak for the
deaths of hundreds of protesters.
The court also found Mubarak not
guilty of corruption.
Mubarak, who ruled Egypt for almost
30 years, was accused of "inciting,
arranging and assisting to kill
peaceful protesters" during the
country's popular uprising in 2011.
The 86-year-old had pleaded not
guilty to the charges.
Saturday's rulings capped his
second trial for the same charges.
He was convicted of helping kill
protesters and was sentenced to life
in prison in 2012, but was later
granted a new trial.
Mubarak wasn't the only defendant in
the courtroom. His former Interior
Minister Habib El-Adly and six of El-
Adly's aides were also on trial for the
deaths of 239 protesters in 2011. All
seven of them were acquitted