Hesham Barakat

Prosecution freezes assets of businessman for Canada fraud
Egypt

Prosecution freezes assets of businessman for Canada fraud

General Prosecutor Hesham Barakat has ordered a freeze of the assets of an Egyptian businessman for his alleged involvement in…
Witnesses tell prosecutors police behind activist shooting
Egypt

Witnesses tell prosecutors police behind activist shooting

Witnesses have told prosecution services that police forces were behind the shooting of a socialist activist during a limited, symbolic…
Prosecutors probe new corruption accusations against Mubarak
Egypt

Prosecutors probe new corruption accusations against Mubarak

Egypt’s General Prosecutor Hesham Barakat has decided to investigate fresh accusations of financial corruption against former president Hosni Mubarak, one…
Policeman accused of raping mentally-challenged victim referred to court
Egypt

Policeman accused of raping mentally-challenged victim referred to court

Public Prosecutor Hesham Barakat referred policeman of Imbaba police station, to Giza Criminal Court  over charges of raping a mentally-challenged…
Swiss Attorney General cannot set a date to refund frozen Egyptian funds
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Swiss Attorney General cannot set a date to refund frozen Egyptian funds

Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber said on Monday that he cannot give a specific date on when frozen Egyptian assets…
Top prosecutor refers 30 new complaints against Bassem Youssef for investigation
Egypt

Top prosecutor refers 30 new complaints against Bassem Youssef for investigation

  Public Prosecutor Hesham Barakat referred on Tuesday 30 reports that had been filed against satirist Bassem Youssef to Cairo Appeal…
Judicial sources: Qaradawi among wanted figures on airport arrival lists
Egypt

Judicial sources: Qaradawi among wanted figures on airport arrival lists

Youssef al-Qaradawi, Islamic preacher and head of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, has been placed on a wanted list for airport…
Court upholds asset freeze against Brotherhood figures
Egypt

Court upholds asset freeze against Brotherhood figures

North Cairo Criminal Court has upheld an earlier decision by Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat to freeze the assets of several…
Former prosecutor to be interrogated over installing listening devices
Egypt

Former prosecutor to be interrogated over installing listening devices

Cairo Appeal Court ordered Judge Mohamed Sherine Fahmy to investigate charges leveled against former Public Prosecutor Talaat Abdullah and his…
Morsy rejects being interrogated on grounds of being the “legitimate president”
Egypt

Morsy rejects being interrogated on grounds of being the “legitimate president”

Investigation records have revealed that under the orders of the Prosecutor General, a prosecutor attempted to interrogate Morsy, who is…
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