Hisham Geneina
Former chief auditor Geneina’s daughter sacked from government job
Egypt
June 13, 2016
Former chief auditor Geneina’s daughter sacked from government job
Egypt's Administrative Prosecution Authority (APA) has sacked Shorouk Geneina, the daughter of former Central Auditing Organization (CAO) Chairman Hisham Geneina.No…
Trial of Geneina, former CAO chairman, adjourned to June 21
Egypt
June 7, 2016
Trial of Geneina, former CAO chairman, adjourned to June 21
After the trial of former Central Auditing Organization (CAO) Chairman Hisham Geneina began earlier on Tuesday, the New Cairo Misdemeanor…
Egypt’s former top auditor to face trial after alleging mass corruption
Egypt
June 3, 2016
Egypt’s former top auditor to face trial after alleging mass corruption
Egypt's former top auditor Hisham Geneina was referred for criminal prosecution on Thursday on a charge of spreading false news…
Egypt drops one point in global corruption index
Egypt
January 28, 2016
Egypt drops one point in global corruption index
Egypt's score in the 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index dropped from 37 to 36 compared to last year's score. The corruption index,…
Top prosecutor issues publishing ban in CAO corruption report case
Egypt
January 20, 2016
Top prosecutor issues publishing ban in CAO corruption report case
Top prosecutor Nabil Sadeq issued a publishing ban decision on Wednesday over the investigations conducted in a report issued by…
Parliament approves decree empowering presidency to remove watchdogs amid Geneina controversy
Egypt
January 18, 2016
Parliament approves decree empowering presidency to remove watchdogs amid Geneina controversy
The House of Representatives approved a 2015 presidential decree on Sunday, which gives the presidency the authority to remove quasi-independent corruption…
MPs petition for Geneina’s prosecution over ‘delusional’ corruption findings
Egypt
January 13, 2016
MPs petition for Geneina’s prosecution over ‘delusional’ corruption findings
Parliament member Mostafa Bakry said he will collect signatures from 50 colleagues Wednesday to demand that speaker Ali Abdelaal refer…
Auditor’s corruption statements exaggerated: president-appointed panel
Egypt
January 12, 2016
Auditor’s corruption statements exaggerated: president-appointed panel
A fact-finding committee formed by Egypt’s presidency has concluded that statements made in December by Hisham Geneina, head of the…
Investigators given reports of LE1 bn corruption losses in govt
Egypt
December 30, 2015
Investigators given reports of LE1 bn corruption losses in govt
A panel of investigators formed based on a decision by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has received reports of corruption within…
Hisham Geneina: There are attempts to fabricate an espionage charge against me
Egypt
August 1, 2015
Hisham Geneina: There are attempts to fabricate an espionage charge against me
Despite the recent controversy surrounding him and the serious charges against him, Hisham Geneina, head of the Central Auditing Organization,…