DHAKA: An Egyptian court has ordered the release of Alaa and Gamal Mubarak, the sons of former president Hosni Mubarak, pending a retrial.

The conviction of Mubarak and his sons was overturned on 13 January over legal procedures.

The former president remains in a military hospital where he has been serving his sentence.

The sons’ release comes three days before the fourth anniversary of the revolution that forced him from power.

The Mubaraks’ lawyer, Farid al-Deeb, told the media that Alaa and Gamal Mubarak were free to leave prison after the court order because they had served the maximum pre-trial detention period.

A court had ruled that legal procedures were not properly followed when they were convicted.

Al-Deeb added that Hosni Mubarak, who also faces a retrial, would also be free to go, but state media reported that there had been no orders yet for his release, reports the BBC.

BDST: 2011 HRS, JAN 22, 2015