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Egypt's Former Interior Minister Receives Jail Sentence

   VOA News  May 05, 2011
   Egyptian Interior Minister Habib el-Adly (file photo)

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   Egyptian Interior Minister Habib el-Adly (file photo)

   An Egyptian court has sentenced former Interior Minister Habib el-Adly
   to 12 years in prison for corruption.
   El-Adly is the first senior member of former President Hosni Mubarak's
   government to be convicted following the anti-government unrest that
   led to Mubarak's February ouster.
   The court on Thursday also fined el-Adly $2.5 million on the corruption
   conviction, which includes money laundering.
   He faces separate charges related to the killings of pro-democracy
   demonstrators, stemming from his role as head of security forces.
   In April, a state-appointed fact-finding mission said nearly 850
   protesters were killed in violence during the anti-government unrest.
   The group said 26 police officers were also killed. The mission held
   Mubarak ultimately responsible for the deaths because el-Adly, as the
   president's interior minister, had issued orders for security forces to
   use live ammunition on protesters.
   El-Adly served as Mubarak's security chief for more than a decade.
   During his tenure, rights groups said police brutality became routine.
   During anti-government protests, demonstrators torched several police
   stations.

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