Mubarak's sons, former PM acquitted in corruption case
December 19, 2013 17:54
Ousted Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak's two sons and his last Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq were today acquitted of corruption charges by a criminal court here.
Alaa and Gamal Mubarak along with former Prime Minister and ex-presidential candidate Shafiq were acquitted by the court of embezzling public funds in the Pilots' Association for Land Development trial. Mubarak's former aviation minister Shafiq headed the Pilots' Association for Land Development in 1992.
Shafiq was accused by the general prosecution of having seized 40,000 metres of land belonging to fishing farms and illegally allocating them to the association before reselling them to Mubarak's sons at lower than market price.
The criminal court also acquitted former air force generals Nabil Shoukry and Mohamed Reda, both former association officials who faced charges in the same trial.
Alaa and Gamal Mubarak along with former Prime Minister and ex-presidential candidate Shafiq were acquitted by the court of embezzling public funds in the Pilots' Association for Land Development trial. Mubarak's former aviation minister Shafiq headed the Pilots' Association for Land Development in 1992.
Shafiq was accused by the general prosecution of having seized 40,000 metres of land belonging to fishing farms and illegally allocating them to the association before reselling them to Mubarak's sons at lower than market price.
The criminal court also acquitted former air force generals Nabil Shoukry and Mohamed Reda, both former association officials who faced charges in the same trial.
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