Egypt

Verdict in Zakaria Azmy’s illicit gain case to be announced 23 March

The Cairo Criminal Court has set 23 March for issuing its verdict in the illicit gain case of Zakaria Azmy, Mubarak’s presidential chief of staff.
 
Azmy’s defense had provided a document from the public prosecutor stating that his client had paid back the value of the gifts, estimated at LE43 million, he had received from the Al-Ahram Foundation.
 
The defense also requested the Public Funds Prosecution to issue a similar document for the gifts from the Al-Akhbar and Dar al-Tahrir foundations.
 
Azmy had been sentenced to seven years in prison, fined LE36 million and ordered to return a similar amount for the gifts he had received from the mentioned foundations, including ancient artifacts that were found in his place of residence.
 
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
 

Related Articles

Back to top button