The presiding judge in the trial of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has ruled the proceedings will no longer be televised. Without explanation, Judge Ahmed Refaat said on Monday the cameras would be turned off in order to “protect the public interest.” Mubarak’s trial was on its second day. Egyptians had previously been able to see the ailing Mubarak appear in court lying on a gurney within a metal cage. Mubarak is accused of corruption and ordering the killing of civilians, while his sons, Gamal and Alaa, face corruption charges. Family members of those killed in Egypt’s uprising and critics of the Mubarak regime have denounced the court’s ruling.

Protester: “When they were arresting us during the revolution, we would be put on trial within 24 hours. So why has he not been sentenced yet? Why has he not been sentenced after six months? Why? Because he is still the president, just like he was, and he will remain so. He will remain president for six more months until the regime is finished.”