Reactions to the trial

Mubarak's trial came after continuous protests across the country since early July to demand faster reforms. Egyptian citizens harbored mixed feelings about the trial of the 83-year- old man.

"I am very sad. I am happy with the revolution fruits but I don 't wish Mubarak be tried," said Engy Ammar, a 23-year-old lawyer." At any case, he was our country's symbol and we shouldn't insult him this way ... Toppling him from his chair is enough."

However, political parties and youths supported the trial.

Essam el-Eryan, deputy president of the Freedom and Justice Party affiliated to the Muslim Brotherhood, said that "Mubarak's trial is the trial of the century, a lesson for all presidential candidates, who might think they can deviate from the democratic and justice without punishment."

"Seeing Mubarak in the cage on TV today is the best thing I have ever seen. He killed protestors and stole our money," Ahmed Salah, a 28-year-old subway employer, told Xinhua.

"Concerning Adli, We won't accept any decisions but his execution because of all the violations happened in the police station," he added.

Mohmmed Hassan, 33, told Xinhua that "the trial of Mubarak is appeasing the public and there shouldn't be any further protests. People have to trust the Egyptian justice and give them a fair chance to work."

"Mubarak's trial is the most important event in Egypt's history, as it is the first time not only in Egypt but in the Middle East to try a military ruler in a civil trial," said Ibrahim el-Nagar, a researcher with the Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies.

"The trial will not only affect Egypt's history but also Egypt' s future, it is a lesson for the coming president. The president is a normal employer in a country to serve his citizens," Nagar told Xinhua.

According to Nagar, Mubarak's trial may also press other rulers currently encountering crisis in the region to reconsider how to avoid the same fate.