VOL. XLV
No 10
11-March-2002
EGYPT
EgyptianFormer Finance Minister Jailed For Corruption
Egyptsformer finance minister, Muhyi al-Din al-Gharib, was found guilty of corruption on 28 February andjailed for eight years with hard labor. The Cairo High State Security Court found Mr Gharib, who servedas finance minister from 1996 to 1999, guilty of profiteering and abusingpublic funds while in office by helping companies to import goods withoutpaying customs duties. Former customs chief 'Ali Taha,who...
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