Cairo court to consider prosecution order to detain State Council official accused of bribery

A Cairo court will consider on Thursday Egypt’s prosecution decision to detain a State Council official for four days pending investigations over bribery charges. 

Gamal Ibrahim El Laban, the head of the procurement department at the State Council; a judicial authority, was arrested while receiving a bribe on Tuesday.

Laban is an administrator at the Council but not a judge. 

Two others were arrested with Laban, but their identities have yet to be revealed by the prosecution.

Upon searching Laban’s house, the Administrative Control Authority (ACA), which is responsible for enforcing laws and regulations within state bodies, found him in possession of EGP 24 million, $4 million, 2 million Euros and more than one million Saudi Riyals, in addition to gold accessories.

Source MENA