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| Egypt Slaps Travel Ban on Former Ministers, Officials |
| 2011-02-03 |
| [An Nahar] Egypt's public prosecutor said on Thursday that several ministers and officials, including former interior minister Habib al-Adly, have been banned from travel pending investigation. They are "banned from traveling abroad while their bank accounts have been frozen until security is reinstated, and until investigative authorities conduct probes to establish who was criminally and administratively responsible for all those events," Abdel Megid Mahmoud said, quoted by the MENA news agency. Those being investigated include Adly, steel magnate and senior member of the ruling National Democratic Party Ahmed Ezz, former tourism minister Zoheir Garranah and former housing minister Ahmed al-Maghrabi. Earlier Thursday, Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq said Egypt's widely despised former interior minister Habib al-Adly is to be probed over the absence of police on the streets during violent protests that have shaken the country. |
| Posted by:Fred |