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Egypt court sentences Mubarak-era prime minister to 5 years jail

Egypt court sentences Mubarak-era prime minister to 5 years jail

By REUTERS

CAIRO: An Egyptian court has sentenced Ahmed Nazif, a former prime minister under ousted president Hosni Mubarak, to five years in jail on graft charges in a retrial, judicial sources said on Wednesday. Nazif had previously been sentenced to three years before launching an appeal that led to the retrial.