Alaa, 53, was a leader among the business elite. Both were detained along with their father in April and subsequently charged with corruption, embezzlement and insider trading. But that conviction was overturned earlier this month by the Court of Cassation, which found that legal procedures had not been followed properly and ordered a retrial. The brothers were acquitted of the separate corruption charge - which related to the sale of a plot of land - in December , while the insider trading case has yet to go to trial.
Egypt's day revolution Mubarak-era officials in the dock Profile: Hosni Mubarak. Hosni Mubarak, seen here in , also spent time in prison. Their sentences were covered by time already served. Related Topics. Egypt Egyptian revolution of Stock markets Hosni Mubarak.
Published 24 March Published 2 March Following a lengthy trial, Mubarak was acquitted of killing protesters during the day uprising against his autocratic rule. The two sons and their father were sentenced to three years in prison following their conviction of embezzling funds set aside for the restoration and maintenance of presidential palaces, using the money to upgrade their private residences. The sons were released in for time served, while Mubarak walked free in The trio paid back to the state the money they embezzled.
The sons were briefly detained in September pending their trial on charges of stock market manipulation. For more information, please read our Privacy Policy. Gamal and Alaa seem to be enjoying the limelight.
Shounaz Meky. Share URL Copied. File photo: Reuters. Egyptian security officials said the two sons of ousted President Hosni Mubarak have been released from prison, nearly four years after they were first arrested along with their father. Get the latest stories from AlArabiya on Google News. Also Read.
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