An Egyptian court sentenced a former Information Minister and two of his sons to prison terms for corruption.
The Cairo Criminal Court convicted and sentenced Safwat el-Sharif and his two sons to between five and 10 years in prison.
El-Sharif and his son Ihab were each sentenced to five years, while a second son, Ashraf, was sentenced to 10 years in absentia, the MENA news agency reports.
The three were fines a total of about $24 milllion.
The court said el-Sharif had abused his power and together with his sons illegally amassed huge amounts of money, along with real estate.
El-Sharif served as information minister and later as speaker of the parliament’s upper chamber, or Shura Council.
He was close to deposed autocratic President Hosni Mubarak.
