Egypt's former Interior Minister stands trialMarch 5, 2011 - 12:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Egypt's former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly faced trial on March 5 for money-laundering, the first member of ousted president Hosni Mubarak's regime to be taken to court. He was arrested last month as part of a sweeping corruption investigation by the new authorities, along with several former ministers and senior members of Mubarak's National Democratic Party, AFP reports. Nationwide riots, that erupted on January 25 and led to Mubarak's ouster, saw bloody clashes between protesters and Adly's security forces. The protests left at least 384 people dead and over 6,000 injured, while scores were detained. A few days into the protests, police disappeared from the streets, sparking accusations that Adly had deliberately sought to sow disorder. Adly is also being investigated for ordering the shooting of protesters and creating a security vacuum. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |