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Former Interior Minister About To Begin Serving Sentence For Corruption

December 06 2017

Egypt

Former Interior Minister Habib el-Adly has turned himself over to the authorities to begin serving a seven-year sentence for corruption, reports the Al Masry Al Youm.

Many accounts, including one by Agence France Press, said he was arrested on Tuesday after being on the run to avoid serving the prison sentence.

The New York Times reported last month that el-Adly was in Saudi Arabia advising Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman. His lawyer denied this claim, saying his client...

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