The Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce (FEDCOC) denounced the Ministry of Supply and its Investigation Bureau for confiscating food commodities found in storage, with traders or in factories. FEDCOC said in a press release on Saturday that those raids violate the law and the Constitution, describing the confiscation as “unlawful”. Head of the Federation, Ahmed El-Wakil, said that the Constitution Article 35 provides ownership rights, and thus, the acquisition and ownership of goods is not prohibited. “There is no such thing as supply commodities,” El-Wakil said. Trucks carrying sugar are transporting these goods from one trader to another, and stores keep goods in storage to fill their shelves when they go dry, he said.

Source: Daily News Egypt October 22, 2016 16:52 UTC