Two former Cabinet ministers and a tycoon once prominent in Egypt’s ruling party have been arrested on suspicion of corruption, security officials have said.
They are former housing minister Ahmed Maghrabi, ex-tourism minister Zuheir Garana and Ahmed Ezz, a steel tycoon who served as a top leader in the ruling party led by ousted President Hosni Mubarak.
The officials said the three would be held for 15 days pending the completion of a probe into the corruption allegations.
They had all previously been banned from travel abroad and had their assets frozen, measures which are normally a prelude to a criminal investigation and a possible trial.
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