Court sentences former Egypt judge, Islamist to nine years for profiteering

Cairo Criminal Court sentenced on Sunday former Judge Waleed Sharaby to seven years in prison, and handed him an EGP 688k fine on charges of illicit gains, reports Masrawy. An investigation proved Sharaby made EGP 688,827 in illegal gains during his career as a judge. He was removed from his judiciary position in 2013 for taking part in the Rabaa sit-in.