In Egypt, Mubarak verdict signals return of old order

A man shouts anti-government slogans during a protest against the court dropping its case against Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak, in Cairo December 2, 2014. E REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

CAIRO (Reuters) - Gaber Sayyed lost the use of his legs when an armoured police vehicle crushed them during the 2011 uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule and ignited hopes for a new era of freedom and accountability.

Almost four years on, he says a court's decision to drop charges against Mubarak over the killing of hundreds of demonstrators during the Tahrir Square revolt has extinguished any hope that his sacrifice would have a purpose.