Judicial sources have revealed that former officials who were tried on charges of corruption, and sentenced to pay fines have not yet done so. They were unable to pay fines by the due date to the decision of Attorney Dr. Abdel Meguid Mahmoud to seize of their property and possessions. The source told Youm7 that it requires a decision by the Attorney General to lift the ban in order for the defendants to pay this money. It also noted that the law regulates the process, and the role of public prosecution in collecting in. The financial outcome of the trials of the Mubarak regime far amounts to about 2 billion EGP. There was a 22 million EGP fine imposed on former Minister of Interior, Habib al-Adly for profiteering and money laundering. A $50 million fine was imposed on the former Minister of Tourism, Zuheir Garana for abuse of public office and squandering of public money in the Gamsha Red Sea Property deal. This also resulted in a five year prison sentence for the ex minister and Emirati businessman, Hussein Sigoni. A 145 million EGP fine was imposed on the Minister of Housing, Ahmed El Maghraby and businessman Mounir Ghabbour for facilitating the seizure of 18 million acres for the Saqqara's Tour Company. The official spokesman of the Public Prosecutor, counselor Adel al-Saeed said the proceedings have been initiated already to collect these sums through the sale of the defendants' movable properties and real estate, which were seized in accordance with a decree issued by the Attorney General.
