CAIRO: Recent investigations by the Administrative Control Authority into the wealth of ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his family condemned the Mubaraks and added more charges to the former president who is currently under detention for 15 days pending investigations related to charges of inciting the killing of protesters who led the January 25 revolution that ousted his regime and charges of illicit gains. The investigations indicated that the Mubaraks, the president and his two sons Alaa and Gamal and wife Suzanne, accumulated their wealth through “illicit profiteering,” and that the assets of the Mubaraks indicated that they are all involved in the “embezzlement of public funds, as their assets exceeded their official incomes.” The report was sent to the Ministry of Justice's Illicit Gains Authority. The investigations of the watchdog were highlighted by the state-run MENA news agency on Monday, and in some excerpts of the report, there was an indication that Alaa, the eldest son of Mubarak, had more real estate than any member of his family, while Gamal comes second and Suzanne third. The report stated that the Mubarak wealth is divided into properties including villas, chalets, luxurious apartments mainly in Sharm el-Sheikh, New Cairo, Ismailia and Alexandria, as well as plots of lands nationwide. Mubarak denied charges of illicit profiteering in a recorded audio speech aired exclusively by Al-Arabiya news channel. This was a day before the Public Prosecutor ordered Mubarak to be detained for 15 days on investigations, while his two sons were referred to Tora Prison, where several former ministers and businessmen loyal to Mubarak's regime are currently detained pending investigations into corruption charges. On the other hand, the General Prosecution will summon Hosni Mubarak on April 28, to resume questioning over charges of issuing orders to kill the protesters. BM
