A judge investigating corruption at the Cooperative Housing Association for Military Pilots has put former presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq on an airport watch list for involvement in the case. Judge Osama al-Saidi took the measure following investigations in a complaint filed by former Prime Minister Essam Sultan against Shafiq. In the complaint, Sultan accused Shafiq of allocating 40,000 meters of association-owned land in the Bitter Lakes region to Alaa and Gamal Mubarak, the sons of Egypt's toppled president, at preferential rates. A panel at the Illicit Gain Authority reviewed documents submitted by the association's board and found that Shafiq was responsible for the land allocation, which took place in 1990 while he headed the association. He was also found responsible for the subsequent sale of the allocated land. The panel found that the sale contract mentioned a land space larger than what was allocated. The panel's report supported the outcome of investigations by regulatory authorities and testimonies by the association's board members. Investigations are also possible document forgery relating to the allocation. Edited translation from MENA
