Prosecutor General refers former chairman of Food Industries Holding to criminal court

Ex-Food Industries Holding Company head Alaa Fahmy is heading to trial on graft charges. Prosecutor General Nabil Sadek has referred the former chairman of the state-owned Food Industries Holding Company (FIHC) Alaa Fahmy to trial in criminal court on charges of corruption and graft, according to Al Ahram. Fahmy was arrested last May along with an official from his office and two Supply Ministry officials and charged with accepting bribes worth EGP 2 mn in exchange for facilitating payments and purchase orders. A subsequent investigation by the Administrative Control Authority now sees Fahmy facing allegations he accepted bribes and favors worth some EGP 982k.