Type: Felony
Case no.: 1061 year 2011 New Cairo I crimes registered no. 342 year 2011 inclusive East Cairo
Case year: 2000 – 2011
Adverse: Public Prosecutor
Representation: Accusation authority
Notes: trial of Mubarak regime’s symbols
First Verdict
Date: 28-6-2012
Judges: President – Beshir Ahmed Abdul Aal
Members – Sayed Abdul Aziz and Tarek Abo Zeid
Court: Cairo Criminal Court
Department: non accessible
No. of Defendants: 7
Accusations:
First defendant: as appointed from the Egyptian government to negotiate with a foreign government in a matter concerning the state and he deliberately performed the job against the state
Defendants from the first to the sixth: Exploiting his job as a public employee to acquire for others without a legal right profit and interest from a task of his job (damaging finances and interests of public bodies as a public employee in it)
Seventh defendant: participating through agreement and assistance with others to commit the crime of acquiring, without a legal right, profit and interest from a task of a public employee’s job and the crime of damaging finances and interests of public bodies)
| S | Names | Verdict | Attending – in absentia |
| 1. | Amin Sameh Samir Amin Fahmi | Aggravated imprisonment for 15 years and isolating him from his job | Attending |
| 2. | Hassan Mohamed Mohamed Aql | Aggravated imprisonment for 7 years and isolating him from his job | Attending |
| 3. | Mahmoud Latif Mahmoud Amer | Aggravated imprisonment for 7 years and isolating him from his job | Attending |
| 4. | Ismail Hamed Ismail Karara | Aggravated imprisonment for 7 years and isolating him from his job | Attending |
| 5. | Mohamed Ibrahim Youssef Tawila | Aggravated imprisonment for 10 years and isolating him from his job | Attending |
| 6. | Ibrahim Saleh Mahmoud | Aggravated imprisonment for 3 years and isolating him from his job | Attending |
| 7. | Hussein Kamal al Din Ibrahim Salem | Aggravated imprisonment for 15 years | In absentia |
Verdict Text:
The court ruled in the attendance of all defendants except the seventh as follows:
First: punishing Amin Sameh Samir Fahmi of aggravated imprisonment for 15 years and isolating him from his job for the second and third accusation and his acquittal of the first accusation
Second: to punish the following defendants: Hassan Mohamed Mohamed Aql, Mahmoud Latif Mahmoud Amer, Ismail Hamed Ismail Karara with Aggravated imprisonment for 7 years and isolating him from their jobs
Third: to punish the defendant Mohamed Ibrahim Youssef Tawila Aggravated imprisonment for 10 years and isolating him from his job
Fourth: to punish the defendant Ibrahim Saleh Mahmoud Aggravated imprisonment for 3 years and isolating him from his job
Fifth: to punish the defendant Hussein Kamal Al Din Ibrahim Salem Aggravated imprisonment for 15 years
Sixth: to fine all the defendants in solidarity with an amount of two billions and three millions and three hundred and ninteen thousands and seventy five $ evaluated with the Egyptian currency dated 31-1-2011 and obliged them in solidarity to return an amount of four hundred and ninety nine millions and three hundred and sixty two thousands and ninety eight $ and 50 cents evaluated with Egyptian currency dated 31-1-2011
Seventh: oblige the convicted with criminal expenses
eighth: rejection of all civil suits and obliged the prosecutors to pay all its expenses including attorney fees.
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First Cassation Verdict:
Date: 11-2-2013
Judges: President – Fathi Hegab
Members – Gaballah Mohamed, Hani Hanna, Assem al Ghaiesh and Ahmed Abdul Wadoud
Court: Cassation Court
Department: criminal
No. of Defendants: 6
Accusations:
First defendant: as appointed from the Egyptian government to negotiate with a foreign government in a matter concerning the state and he deliberately performed the job against the state
Defendants from the first to the sixth: Exploiting his job as a public employee to acquire for others without a legal right profit and interest from a task of his job (damaging finances and interests of public bodies as a public employee in it)
| S | Names | Verdict | Attending – in absentia |
| 1. | Amin Sameh Samir Amin Fahmi | Acceptance and retrial | Attending |
| 2. | Hassan Mohamed Mohamed Aql | Acceptance and retrial | Attending |
| 3. | Mahmoud Latif Mahmoud Amer | Acceptance and retrial | Attending |
| 4. | Ismail Hamed Ismail Karara | Acceptance and retrial | Attending |
| 5. | Mohamed Ibrahim Youssef Tawila | Acceptance and retrial | Attending |
| 6. | Ibrahim Saleh Mahmoud | Acceptance and retrial | Attending |
Verdict Text:
The court ruled of acceptance the appeal in form and in subject to revoke the appealed verdict and the repeat of the trial in Cairo criminal court to consider it in a different department
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Retrial Verdict:
Date: 21-2-2015
Judges: President – Mohamed Khalaf
Court: Cairo Criminal Court
Department: non accessible
No. of Defendants: 6
Accusations:
First defendant: as appointed from the Egyptian government to negotiate with a foreign government in a matter concerning the state and he deliberately performed the job against the state
Defendants from the first to the sixth: Exploiting his job as a public employee to acquire for others without a legal right profit and interest from a task of his job (damaging finances and interests of public bodies as a public employee in it)
| S | Names | Verdict | Attending – in absentia |
| 1. | Amin Sameh Samir Amin Fahmi | Acquittal | Attending |
| 2. | Hassan Mohamed Mohamed Aql | Acquittal | Attending |
| 3. | Mahmoud Latif Mahmoud Amer | Acquittal | Attending |
| 4. | Ismail Hamed Ismail Karara | Acquittal | Attending |
| 5. | Mohamed Ibrahim Youssef Tawila | Acquittal | Attending |
| 6. | Ibrahim Saleh Mahmoud | Acquittal | Attending |
Verdict Text:
the court ruled of the acquittal of all defendants from all accusations
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Second Cassation Verdict
Date: 27-10-2016
Judges: President – Mohamed Eid Mahgoub
Members – Mohamed Reda Hussein – Ali Fergani – Lashin Ibrahim – Essam Ibrahim
Court: non accessible
Notes: the appeal of the Public Prosecution
Department: criminal
No. of Defendants: 6
Accusations:
First defendant: as appointed from the Egyptian government to negotiate with a foreign government in a matter concerning the state and he deliberately performed the job against the state
Defendants from the first to the sixth: Exploiting his job as a public employee to acquire for others without a legal right profit and interest from a task of his job (damaging finances and interests of public bodies as a public employee in it)
| S | Names | Verdict | Attending – in absentia |
| 1. | Amin Sameh Samir Amin Fahmi | Acceptance, rejection and support | Attending |
| 2. | Hassan Mohamed Mohamed Aql | Acceptance, rejection and support | Attending |
| 3. | Mahmoud Latif Mahmoud Amer | Acceptance, rejection and support | Attending |
| 4. | Ismail Hamed Ismail Karara | Acceptance, rejection and support | Attending |
| 5. | Mohamed Ibrahim Youssef Tawila | Acceptance, rejection and support | Attending |
| 6. | Ibrahim Saleh Mahmoud | Acceptance, rejection and support | Attending |
Verdict Text:
The court ruled to accept the appeal in form and in subject to reject the appeal and support the verdict appealed against
