Prosecutors from the Illicit Gains Authority on Thursday began questioning Alaa and Gamal Mubarak, sons of deposed President Hosni Mubarak, on charges of abusing their father’s power and that of Gamal in the former ruling party in order to illgally accrue wealth.
The questioning took place amidst heavy security at the Tora prison where the defendants are detained pending investigation.
Faced with the testimonies of their wives, the defendants were asked about Alaa’s accounts at ten different banks, amounting to LE100 million, and his brother’s accounts at eight other banks.
They were also asked about the family's joint account at the National Bank’s Heliopolis branch, in which LE250 million was held, and their mother’s accounts in six different banks, as well as her access to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina account, in which there was US$145 million of foreign donations to the library.
The defendants were also charged with profiteering from manipulating the stock exchange.
Translated from the Arabic Edition
