Egypt refers former ministers to criminal court

Egypt on Monday referred the former interior and tourism ministers to a criminal court, the state news agency reported, after protesters demanded officials be held to account for squandering the nation's wealth.

Public prosecutor Abdel Hamid Mahmoud "issued a decision to transfer former Interior Minister Habib al-Adli and former Tourism Minister Zuhair Garana to an urgent criminal trial in the Cairo criminal court," MENA news agency reported. Adli was charged with money laundering and profiteering, and Garana was accused of intentionally damaging public funds and allowing others to benefit financially. (Reuters)