The Criminal Court annulled yesterday a 2011 verdict freezing the assets of Mubarak-era Agriculture Minister Youssef Wali and his family, Ahram Online reports. The former deputy chairman of Mubarak's now-dissolved National Democratic Party has had several corruption cases against him dismissed in the past few years. Other Mubarak-era figures have also been cleared, including steel magnate Ahmed Ezz.
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