The Cairo Criminal Court postponed Tuesday the trial of Mubarak-era business tycoon Ahmed Ezz to a session on 8 May in a case of corruption related to Ezz Steel. The court further ordered that the detention of the defendants continue, rejecting lawyers’ requests for release. Previously in the case, Ezz was charged with acquiring free, illegal licences for the operation of his steel factories with the help of Assal and Minister of Industry and Trade Rachid Mohamed Rachid. Ezz was the secretary general, spokesperson, and leading figure in Mubarak’s now-dissolved National Democratic Party (NDP). He served as a member of parliament from 2005 to 2011, but was removed following the 25 January Revolution that saw Mubarak’s ouster.

Source: Daily News Egypt April 05, 2017 10:30 UTC