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An Egyptian judge, Mahmoud el-Rachidi has ordered a media blackout during the next phase of the retrial of Hosni Mubarak.
According to BBC News, the judge said the sessions, to be held on 19-21 October, would involve national security issues.
Mr Mubarak, 85, appeared in court on charges of complicity in the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising.
Mr Mubarak was jailed for life in June last year for contributing to the killings.
But he appealed against his sentence and a retrial was ordered.
Certain parts of his original trial were also held behind closed doors.
Judge Rachidi has promised more transparency with the retrial.
However, the judge said on Saturday that all journalists would be barred from the next hearings and forbidden from quoting lawyers.
"This decision does not go against my previous promise to the media, because I had announced from the start that the people will know about everything, except for proceedings of hearings, in order for us to allow the witness to testify," he said.
