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Former Egyptian minister, his two sons sentenced for corruption

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Egypt’s official news agency said a Cairo Criminal Court has convicted and sentenced former Information Minister Safwat el-Sharif and two of his sons for corruption to between five and 10 years in prison.

The MENA news agency reported on Saturday that el-Sharif and his son Ihab were each sentenced to five years. El-Sharif’s second son, Ashraf, was sentenced to 10 years in absentia. The court fined all three a total of 209 million Egyptian pounds, about $24m.

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.
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