CAIRO - Egypt's ex-President Hosni Mubarak, still believed to be at his residence in Sharm el-Sheikh, will be brought to Cairo next week for questioning in his corruption case, said Mustafa Bakri, a former member of parliament. Bakri, who brought the case against Mubarak and other officials, was told of the development by the Prosecutor General's office Thursday, according to CNN. He didn't return repeated calls from The Gazette. Chief Prosecutor Abdel-Maguid Mahmoud issued an order freezing assets of Mubarak and his family on Monday and barred them from leaving the country. "I submitted the corruption documents on Sunday night and on Monday morning I was called in by the public prosecutor for investigation, and he asked me to rush to his office." Bakri, a journalist and former MP, told the US TV network. Mahmoud ordered the freeze on property owned by Mubarak, his wife Suzanne, his two sons Alaa and Gamal Mubarak, and their wives and children. The ex-ruler, through his attorneys and in official filings, has described reports of immense wealth as "fabrications and baseless rumors". But Bakri said the documents he provided to the Chief Prosecutor "are the first solid and concrete evidence on the fortune collected illegally by Mubarak and his family". Spokesman for the Public Prosecution Thursday quashed media reports that Mubarak and his family were abroad.
