CAIRO: Egypt's former minister of interior Habib al-Adly has pleaded not guilty to corruption charges. On Saturday, the man who had terrorized Egyptian activists appeared in court as the first member of former President Hosni Mubarak's inner circle to be tried. The case will continue on April 2. Adly, dressed in his white prison clothes, denied all accusations of money laundering and unlawful acquisition of public money. “It didn't happen,” he told the court, twice. Adly, who is currently detained pending investigations into money laundering charges, has been repeatedly questioned by the State Security Prosecution by orders of Egypt's Attorney General, Abdel Meguid Mahmoud. Adly continues to deny being responsible for issuing orders to kill demonstrators during an earlier investigation, when he faced accusations of using live ammunition against protesters on January 28, which has become known as the “Day of Anger,” in addition to ordering police to withdraw from the streets and allowing prisoners to escape, causing lawlessness and intimidating citizens. BM