CAIRO - Spain's Supreme Court ordered Egyptian businessman Hussein Salem to remain in detention, the country's Diario Sagelo reported. According to the report, Salem could pay five million euros and be extradited to Egypt, where he is currently being tried on corruption charges in absentia. The court issued the order after Salem claimed he does not have the funds to cover his bail after his assets were frozen in Spanish banks, the paper noted. The authorities also confiscated funds from his house. The court issued a decision to take necessary measures to verify Salem's allegations and provide a final solution that maintains conditions imposed in its of decree of July 18.
