Egypt Court Sentences Former PM To 3 Years In Jail

Cairo criminal court has sentenced Egypt's former Prime Minister Ahmed Nazeif to three years imprisonment for illegal gains, state media reported on Thursday.

The court also fined him 1.48 million U.S. dollars.

Nazeif, the last Prime Minister during Egyptian former President Hosni Mubarak was charged for using his power to gain 10. 50 million U.S. dollars through purchases of lands and buildings.

He was also charged for running a profitable private education centre under the disguise of an institution for public interest.

With the sentences, Nazeif would spend four years in jail. A previous ruling sentenced him to one year in prison for his dealing in car plates.?(Xinhua/NAN)