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The court sentences Mubarak-era prime minister to 5 years jail

Former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif (L) walks with his son outside of a court after his trial was delayed, in the outskirts of Cairo, December 29, 2014.  REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih
Former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif (L) walks with his son outside of a court after his trial was delayed, in the outskirts of Cairo, December 29, 2014. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih
Nazif had previously been sentenced to three years before launching an appeal that led to the retrial.
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An Egyptian court has sentenced Ahmed Nazif, a former prime minister under ousted president Hosni Mubarak, to five years in jail on graft charges in a retrial, judicial sources said on Wednesday.

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