Middle East
Egypt upholds prison term of ex-information minister
Court of Cassation upholds Anas al-Fekky’s 3-year sentence on charges of abuse of office
Yassine Aydi, Gulsen Topcu |
05.03.2021 - Update : 05.03.2021
CAIRO, Egypt
An Egyptian court upheld the three-year prison sentence of former Information Minister Anas al-Fekky on Thursday.
The final verdict came at a hearing at Egypt’s Court of Cassation, according to Egypt's official MENA news agency
The court upheld al-Fekky’s sentence on charges of abuse of office. No statements have been made by his lawyer or family.
He was charged with deliberately misusing funds from the state-run radio and television union, exempting private television channels from paying the broadcast fees for Egyptian Football League matches in 2009.
*Writing by Seda Sevencan
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