Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is still being held by the Egyptian government, contra rumors this morning that he will be released, but he’s now down to just one charge keeping him in custody. Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison in January 2012 for his role in the killing of protesters in the spring of 2011, but his conviction was overturned by an appeals court. He now has supervised release on three of the four charges against him – one for the murder of protesters, and two for financial corruption. The remaining charge is also on corruption grounds, alleging that the former president received $600,000 in gifts from his information minister; Mubarak’s defense argues he’s paid it back. It’s unclear what the odds of a conviction on any of these charges will be, but Mubarak’s unclear status and the legal battle is just one more issue that the current government is going to have to handle while demonstrating a commitment to the rule of law and also weighing the importance of national reconciliation and domestic tranquility (that being a relative term in Egypt these days)