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Zakaria Azmi, aide to Egypt's Hosni Mubarak, jailed
Source: BBC
27 May 2012 Last updated at 13:18 GMT
Zakaria Azmi, aide to Egypt's Hosni Mubarak, jailed
One of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's closest aides has been jailed for seven years and fined $6m (£3.8m) for corruption.
A Cairo court convicted Zakaria Azmi of using his position to illegally make $7m, the AP news agency reports.
He is the latest member of Mr Mubarak's inner circle to be found guilty of corruption since his 30-year rule was ended by last year's revolution.
The verdict in Mr Mubarak's own trial is due on 2 June.
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Zakaria Azmi, aide to Egypt's Hosni Mubarak, jailed
One of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's closest aides has been jailed for seven years and fined $6m (£3.8m) for corruption.
A Cairo court convicted Zakaria Azmi of using his position to illegally make $7m, the AP news agency reports.
He is the latest member of Mr Mubarak's inner circle to be found guilty of corruption since his 30-year rule was ended by last year's revolution.
The verdict in Mr Mubarak's own trial is due on 2 June.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18227371
