A Giza criminal court sentenced on Monday former Menoufiya governor Hisham Abdel-Basset to 10 years in prison over accepting a bribe of over EGP 27 million. The court also fined the former governor EGP 15 million. Two other defendants were acquitted in the same case. Abdel-Basset and the two others were arrested after investigations conducted by the Administrative Control Authority revealed their involvement in bribery.