Court of Cassation upheld on Tuesday the verdict against Mubarak-era Interior Minister Habib al-Adly, and his First Assistant Hassan Abdel Hamid, sentencing them to three years in prison in the so-called “forced labor” case.
The court also upheld the one-year in prison verdict against the former commander of the Interior Minister guards Mohamed Bassem Lotfy in the same case.
According to the Public Prosecution's investigations, Adly had forced around 150 recruits to work on his two farms and a third farm belonging to Lotfy for three years. The recruits also built two villas with swimming pools for Adly in 6th of October City and a third one for Lotfy.
Last year, Giza Criminal Court has ruled to punish Adly and Abdel Hamid with three years of rigorous imprisonment, in addition to dismissing them from their job. Lotfy was sentenced to one year, and two years suspension from his job.
The three defendants were also ordered to pay a LE2.5 million fine.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
