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Egypt's former Interior Minister stands trial
March 5, 2011 - 12:40 AMT 08:40 GMT
PanARMENIAN.Net -
Egypt's former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly faced trial on March 5
for money-laundering, the first member of ousted president Hosni
Mubarak's regime to be taken to court.
He was arrested last month as part of a sweeping corruption
investigation by the new authorities, along with several former
ministers and senior members of Mubarak's National Democratic Party,
AFP reports.
Nationwide riots, that erupted on January 25 and led to Mubarak's
ouster, saw bloody clashes between protesters and Adly's security
forces.
The protests left at least 384 people dead and over 6,000 injured,
while scores were detained. A few days into the protests, police
disappeared from the streets, sparking accusations that Adly had
deliberately sought to sow disorder.
Adly is also being investigated for ordering the shooting of
protesters and creating a security vacuum.
From: A. Papazian
March 5, 2011 - 12:40 AMT 08:40 GMT
PanARMENIAN.Net -
Egypt's former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly faced trial on March 5
for money-laundering, the first member of ousted president Hosni
Mubarak's regime to be taken to court.
He was arrested last month as part of a sweeping corruption
investigation by the new authorities, along with several former
ministers and senior members of Mubarak's National Democratic Party,
AFP reports.
Nationwide riots, that erupted on January 25 and led to Mubarak's
ouster, saw bloody clashes between protesters and Adly's security
forces.
The protests left at least 384 people dead and over 6,000 injured,
while scores were detained. A few days into the protests, police
disappeared from the streets, sparking accusations that Adly had
deliberately sought to sow disorder.
Adly is also being investigated for ordering the shooting of
protesters and creating a security vacuum.
From: A. Papazian