CAIRO: The Egyptian government has sent four Mobinil – the largest telecom operator in the country – employees to a court to face charges of serving the interests of Israel, the country's top prosecutor's office said on Monday. The move comes as increase tension between Egypt and Israel continues to grow and the government and the military junta are attempting to appease Islamist gains in elections by cracking down on all dealings with Israel. “The state security prosecutor referred four employees of Mobinil telecom company to the state security court on the charge of passing calls to the benefit of the State of Israel,” the prosecutor said. Mobinil has faced numerous problems in recent months, especially last summer after Mobinil chairman Naguib Sawiris tweeted on his personal Twitter account a cartoon of Mickey Mouse dressed in conservative Islamic dress and Minnie Mouse in full niqab. The result saw some 300,000 users drop service from Mobinil and switch to other providers. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/CX0bJ Tags: featured, Israel, Mobinil, Telecom, Trial Section: Business, Egypt, Tech
