Some Egyptians Say Mubarak Still a Hero

Ousted President Hosni Mubarak waves to supporters outside the hospital where he is being treated while he awaits his final retrial for the deaths of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 uprising, Cairo, Oct. 6, 2015. (H.Elrasam/VOA)

On the anniversary of Egypt's 1973 military victory in the Sinai Peninsula, supporters of then-General Hosni Mubarak celebrate outside the hospital where he is being treated. The ousted president is set to stand trial again next month, Cairo, Oct. 6, 2015.

Then-General Hosni Mubarak was a leader in the military offensive that mostly expelled Israel from the Sinai Peninsula in 1973, Cairo, Oct. 6, 2015. (H. El Rasam/VOA)

A woman sits outside the hospital where Mubark is being treated. She holds a sign saying “Mubarak is innocent,” Cairo, Oct. 6, 2015. (H. El Rasam/VOA)

Despite falling from power and being accused of stealing public funds and ordering the deaths of peaceful protesters and other crimes, one can still buy a coffee mug bearing the former dictator’s face, Cairo, Oct. 6, 2015. (H. El Rasam/VOA)

While most of the city quietly took the national holiday off from work, Mubarak supporters said Egypt’s 1973 victory over Israel was one of the former president’s greatest achievements, Cairo, Oct. 6, 2015. (H. El Rasam/VOA)