Crisis in Tahrir

Egypt’s Mubarak’s sons, aides transferred to new cells

| 7 February 2012 | Comments (1)

Gamal Mubarak in the court's jail during trial.

CAIRO: Ousted president Hosni Muabark’s two sons Alaa and Gamal were officially transferred on Monday to the Torah prison annex, each to a solitary cell as part of placing former regime officials in different prisons around the country after they were all at the Torah Farm prison together, the state-run MENA news agency reported late Monday.

Some 41 former officials are now facing trial for corruption and financial embezzlement have been moved to five different prisons.

Former Minister of Interior Habib al-Adly, facing charges of murder by giving orders to troops to fire on protesters, was transferred along with Zoheer Garanah, former minister of tourism and Ahmed al-Maghrabi, former minister of housing, to the “convicted” sector of the prison.

Former Minister of Information Anas al-Feqi was moved to al-Qanater prison.

Minister of Interior Mohamed Ibrahim issued a decree on Sunday to transfer the men to five different prisons in response to public demands.

News reports about how the former officials get together and socialize as well as them reportedly having laptops and mobile phones enraged Egyptians throughout last year.

A delegation of national human rights organizations paid the former officials a visit to investigate on the reports, yet found nothing out of the ordinary, but people continued to feel unease about alleged “luxurious treatment” the men were receiving.

Egyptian activists started dubbing the prison as “Porto Torah” after a famous Red Sea resort called “Porto Sokhna,” alluding to the high-end treatment the men on trial receive.

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  • Independentthinker308

    So even though a delegation of national human rights officials went and found nothing “luxurios” at the prison,  the public prosecutor and the government are still wasting time and resources (they doesn’t have) pandering to public opinion.

    Seems like they don’t trust that they wont get thrown in jail on false charges as they have done with some members of the past regime. Get on with it Egypt, show us you got rid of a system because you have the skill and foresight to replace it with something better. The Egyptian people have a lot of hard work in front of them if they want to build a credible more successful alternative. Making up stories and blaming all their problems on an already ousted regime isnt going to get them any closer to success. Its time to close the mouth and start working!! Are the Egyptians and their leadership capable??