Friday, May 13, 2011

Mubarak and his wife in custody

Suzanne Thabet, wife of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, is in custody since Friday, where he stayed 15 days in the framework of research on their heritage, according to official news agency Mena reported. This decision came hours after Justice ordered that the same action against Mubarak, for the crime of illicit enrichment.

The Mubarak were questioned on Thursday by a team of researchers from the Ministry of Justice that seeks to "evidence that they have abused their position to enrich themselves illegally, officials said. Mubarak, 83, is from the April 12 international hospital in Sharm el-Sheikh after suffering a heart problem during an interrogation.

Ousted last February by popular revolt, has been detained in this hospital as part of a corruption investigation and the bloody suppression of protests demanding his departure. On Tuesday, the Court extended the second time in preventive detention. The deposed president, who handed over power to the army, had been questioned in the prosecutor's office for various charges, notably the shooting of demonstrators.

According to official figures, 846 civilians were killed in the demonstrations in January and February and more than 6,000 people were injured. A member of the commission of inquiry into the suppression has indicated that the former president was complicit in the violence. Mubarak's two sons, Gamal and Alaa, are jailed for their part in Cairo's Tora prison.

The offspring of the old Arafat also investigated for corruption and repression of the protests. Hosni and Suzanne Mubarak, Alaa and Gamal, and their spouses are prohibited from leaving the country and their property in the country have been frozen. Illicit enrichment department has indicated that Mubarak and his wife would also be questioned about the property belonging to his two sons, who were questioned last month in Tora.

The interrogation focused on his ties to "a society in Cyprus and other islands in the British investment fund manager of businessmen," said a spokesman for the attorney general's office. Before the revolt, Gamal was considered the successor designated by his father, while Alaa focused on business.

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