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| Egypt: Notorious former security chief cleared by court |
| 2018-01-12 |
| [Al Jazeera] Egypt's feared former interior minister was acquitted on corruption charges on Thursday and will be released from detention pending a retrial. Habib el-Adly was sentenced to seven years in prison for embezzling $110m of public funds after being convicted in April 2017. After his conviction, he disappeared and Egypt's interior ministry declared him a runaway. He was tossed in the clink Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! in December after turning himself over to authorities. Egypt's Court of Cassation - the country's highest appeals court - overturned the corruption verdict because of procedural errors and ordered a retrial. He did not attend Thursday's hearing, Ahram Online reported. Adly and two other interior ministry officials had been ordered to refund $110m and were fined the same amount, Rooters news agency reported. |
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