CAIRO, Sept 15, 2018 (MENA) - The Cairo Criminal Court on Saturday adjourned till October 20 the trial of Gamal and Alaa Mubarak in connection with the sale of Al Watany Bank of Egypt, widely known as the "Stock Market Manipulation" case. Gamal and Alaa, the sons of former president Hosni Mubarak, along with seven former officials and members of the board of directors of El Watany Bank of Egypt, face charges of making illicit gains via selling the bank assets, squandering public funds, causing heavy losses to the national economy. They are also indicted for destroying the country's banking system through manipulating the stock exchange. The prosecution charged the defendants with obtaining a sum of LE 493.6 million; the value of selling the bank, in violation of the provisions of the Capital Market Law and the Central Bank of Egypt regulations. The defendants agreed to control the shares of the bank by forming a controlling stake through the purchase of closed investment funds and selling them without disclosing their identity on the stock exchange, according to investigations.