Egypt: Mubarak son says family clear of corruption charges

18/5/2022 19:37

        The son of Egypt's former president said Tuesday that he and family members were innocent of corruption charges made in international courts after the country’s 2011 popular uprising, after courts last month in Switzerland and the European Union ruled in the family's favor.
        
        The announcement by Gamal Mubarak, the son of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, came after years of attempts by the deposed president's family to rehabilitate its image as it faced litigation in Egypt and abroad. In the 20-minute long video released online and titled "Mubarak family statement on the successful conclusion of all international judicial proceedings," he portrayed the family's legal issues as resolved.
        
        He said that the announcement was prompted by media making "false allegations of corruption" against his family, but did not explain how the family had amassed its significant wealth.
        
        In February, a massive leak of Credit Suisse clients' information showed Gamal Mubarak and his brother, Alaa, to have held at least $197.5 million in the bank at one point in time.