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The Egyptian Public Prosecution announced, yesterday Wednesday, the referral of the Minister of Education, Mohamed Abdel Latif, to trial, against the backdrop of his accusation of refraining from implementing a previous judicial ruling, according to what the plaintiff's lawyer stated.
The lawyer, Amr Abdelsalam, clarified in a statement to Agence France-Presse that the facts of the case date back to 2013, i.e., before Abdel Latif assumed his ministerial position, when a judicial ruling was issued ordering the eviction of a school belonging to the Ministry of Education that was renting it from its owners in Minya Governorate, south of the country, but the ministry did not implement the ruling. The spokesman added that the ruling was issued against the Ministry of Education in its legal capacity, which necessitated its implementation immediately upon Abdel Latif assuming his duties as the primary official in charge of the sector. The New Cairo Misdemeanors Court set May 13 as the date for the start of the trial sessions, where the minister may face, if convicted, a prison sentence and dismissal from office, in addition to a fine of up to one million Egyptian pounds, according to the same source.
