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Egypt Releases Mubarak's Wife on Bail

   VOA News  May 17, 2011
   Egypt's former First Lady, Suzanne Mubarak, attends the Stop Human
   Trafficking Now forum in Luxor, southern Egypt (File Photo - December
   11, 2010)

Photo: Reuters

   Egypt's former First Lady, Suzanne Mubarak, attends the Stop Human
   Trafficking Now forum in Luxor, southern Egypt (File Photo - December
   11, 2010)

   Judicial officials in Egypt say the state prosecutor has ordered the
   release of ousted President Hosni Mubarak's wife on bail, after she
   handed over her assets to the state.
   Officials Tuesday did not give the amount of bail requested for her
   release. The 70-year-old former first lady handed over more than $3
   million to authorities on Monday.
   Authorities detained Suzanne Mubarak last week on charges of
   corruption, which she denies. Officials questioned Mubarak and ordered
   her detention for 15 days to investigate the charges she abused her
   husband's influence for unlawful personal gain.
   Medics hospitalized the former first lady in the Red Sea resort of
   Sharm el-Sheikh on Friday after she complained of chest pains.
   Her husband is also hospitalized for heart problems and has been
   detained since last month.

   Mubarak was ousted by a popular uprising in February after ruling Egypt
   for more 30 years. There are varying, but unverified, estimates of the
   Mubarak family wealth.
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