Mubarak called “tyrant” in the courtroom

The trial of disgraced and former Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, resumed on Tuesday to harsh words from the chief prosecutor: the ousted leader imposed “tyrannical rule” on Egyptians in his 30 years in power, AP reports.

"He deserves an end of humiliation and indignity — from the presidential palace to the defendants' cage and then the harshest penalty," said chief prosecutor, Mustafa Suleiman, according to AP.

Suleiman and his prosecution team have three days to state their case against Mubarak and 10 other defendants, including his security chief.

Mubarak is charged with his role in the deaths of more than 800 protestors during his regime’s bloody crackdown on a popular uprising that pushed him from power nearly a year ago. His trial began on Aug. 3, 2011 but was delayed for procedural reasons. 

It officially resumed in Cairo on Monday. 

Many Egyptian activists are worried the former dictator will be acquitted, after a Cairo court acquitted last week five Egyptian policemen charged with killing five protestors during the uprising. 

Despite Mubarak's ouster, anger over continued police brutality has been a key catalyst for recent protests and unrest in the capital. At least 14 protestors were killed in clashes with police and army in Cairo in December.