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CAIRO, May 27 (Reuters) – A Cairo criminal court on Sunday
sentenced ousted President Hosni Mubarak’s former chief of staff
to seven years in jail and fined him 36.4 million Egyptian
pounds ($6 million) on charges of making illegal gains, the
state news agency MENA said.
Zakaria Azmi has been held since April 2011 on charges of
amassing wealth unlawfully. He is among several officials from
Mubarak’s administration detained on corruption and other
charges.
Mubarak, 84, is also under investigation for graft, abuse of
power and ordering the killing of protesters during the 18-day
uprising that ousted him on Feb. 11, 2011. The verdict is due on
June 2.
(Reporting by Shaimaa Fayed; Editing by Janet Lawrence)
