The prosecutor in the Mubarak trial will likely appeal the case, even though he received a life sentence, partly because others in the trial were acquitted, and partly because Mubarak's conviction itself was not for corruption charges.

An Egyptian official says the top prosecutor will appeal the verdict in Hosni Mubarak’s trial, which acquitted the former leader and his two sons on corruption charges and cleared senior police officers of complicity in killing protesters during last year’s uprising.

The prosecutor must appeal the entire verdict, which also included convictions and life sentences for Mubarak and his former security chief for failing to stop the killing of protesters in the uprising that ousted him.

Huge protests cropped up in Egypt yesterday after the verdict hit, with protesters feeling the verdict was not for the right reasons.