Mubarak's top security official sentenced to 12 years in prisonMay 5, 2011 - 13:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak's top security official was convicted Thursday, May 5, of corruption and money laundering and sentenced to 12 years in prison, AP reports. The conviction of former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly was the first against any of the some two dozen Mubarak-era Cabinet ministers and regime-linked businessmen who have been detained since Mubarak's Feb. 11 ouster. They include a former prime minister, speakers of parliament's two chambers and Mubarak's two sons, all suspected of corruption. Al-Adly is separately facing allegations that he had ordered the deadly use of live ammunition against unarmed protesters during the 18-day uprising that toppled Mubarak. If convicted on that charge, he would face the death penalty. Mubarak himself and one of his two sons, one-time heir apparent Gamal, face the same allegations. The court also fined al-Adly 15 million Egyptian pounds ($2.5 million) and ordered his assets confiscated. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |