Ex-interior minister Habib El Adly was convicted on Thursday of charges of unintentional “abuse of public funds” and fined EGP 500 (USD 29) by an Egyptian court, Reuters reports. The size of the fine has generated some controversy, especially as the former head of the ministry’s Central Administration of Finances and Budget Nabil Khalaf received a three-year prison sentence and a EGP 61.1 mn fine, and was ordered to pay back another EGP 62.1 mn (USD 3.6 mn). Thursday’s verdict cleared Adly of embezzlement and illegal seizure of funds.

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