A criminal Court of Egypt convicted former chief of presidential staff Zakaria Azmi of corruption and abuse of office and sentenced him to seven years in prison according to Egyptian media.
The court fined Azami and his wife, Bahia, to return to Egyptian treasury 36 million Egyptian pounds (more than $6 million).
Former Egyptian President Mubarak has been under arrest at the International Medical Center near Cairo. Mubarak, his two sons, former Interior Minister Habib al-Adli and six of his aides are accused in corruption and killings of hundreds of protestors during the popular uprising that ousted Mubarak from power. The verdict and sentencing for Mubarak, who has pleaded not guilty, are due on June 2. A guilty verdict could see him face the death sentence.
Mubarak was overthrown in February 2011 after an 18-day popular uprising. Over 800 people were killed during the revolution, many of them protesters shot dead by security forces.
