Deputy Governor of Alexandria arrested for bribery

CAIRO - 27 August 2017: Security forces arrested deputy governor of Alexandria on Sunday in the General Office of Alexandria Governorate, with charges including bribery, damage of public money and making profit.

Investigations confirmed that the deputy has received money, material gifts and gold jewelry worth more than LE 1 million ($56,484)from businessmen in return for exploiting her powers, which caused losses in the public money worth about LE 10 million.

The deputy, as well as the businessmen involved, is to be presented in front of the Supreme State Security Prosecution to investigate the crimes they are charged with.

This is not the first bribery case. Earlier this month in Alexandria, Al Raml's Court of Misdemeanors president was arrested while receiving a bribe in a coffee shop, and in a separate incident, the combating tax evasion head in Alexandria was also arrested after being accused of receiving a bribe estimated at LE 2 million ($112,969) from beach renters in North Coast.