The Supreme Prosecution of Public Funds arrested on Wednesday former Helwan governor Hazem El-Qowedy after he failed to pay a bail of EGP 2m. The governor was arrested only one day before his scheduled release. The governor was accused of receiving a Mercedes car worth EGP 1,000,000 in exchange of an allocated 800sqm land located on St. 9 in Cairo’s Maadi district. The land was sold to a car company instead of being sold at auction. Over the recent months, the number of officials working in governmental institutions who have been arrested for being accused in corruption cases has seen a rise.

Source: Daily News Egypt March 15, 2017 14:37 UTC