The eldest brother of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been appointed to head a government body responsible for investigating the funding of terrorist activities, including illegal money-laundering activities. The Unit for Combatting Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, which was founded in 2002, is authorized to access bank accounts in seeking to prevent money laundering that supports terrorism. As a senior judge, Sisi's brother is already deputy head of the Court of Cassation, and has experience in dealing with financial issues related to trade and banking. "The decree itself is not something new, but choosing [judge] Sisi to head the unit raises lots of questions," a source at the Court of Cassation told Al-Masry Al-Youm. According to judicial sources, the Court of Cassation approved the new appointment at the request of the Cabinet.

Source: Egypt Independent October 17, 2016 12:11 UTC