Court freezes assets of 83 defendants accused of plotting to bring down gov’t

A Cairo criminal court upheld on Sunday a ruling by the state security prosecution to freeze the assets of 83 defendants who are accused of conspiring with the Ikhwan to bring down the government on the anniversary of 30 June, MENA reported. The court also banned them from travel and ordered the confiscation of the assets of 19 related companies. Multiples Group Chairman Omar El Shenety, former politician and revolutionary figure Zyad Elelaimy, journalists Hossam Monis and Hisham Fouad as well as former presidential candidate Ayman Nour are among those who were arrested in June.