Saturday 22/November/2025 – 09:37 PM
Cairo 24 obtained the text of a referral order A senior official at the Ministry of Finance and 8 others to the competent criminal court in the Cairo Court of Appeal circuit; They were accused of exploiting their positions and receiving bribes.
Referral of a senior official in the Ministry of Finance and 8 others
The referral order in Case No. 829 of 2025 Felons of the First Settlement Police Department stated that, after reviewing the papers and the investigations that were conducted in them, the prosecution accuses the first defendant, “Mahbus,” 59 years old, head of the inventory and declarations sector and head of the Joint Stock Companies Commission at the Egyptian Tax Authority, and E. A, Mahbos, and F. A, and H. A, and A. p., and another By exploiting their positions and receiving bribes.
The referral order added that the first accused took advantage of his position and asked for himself from the 3rd accused – as a bribe – to perform one of his job duties by requesting and taking from the 3rd accused – through mediation, and that the 7th and 8th accused received money worth 90 thousand pounds as a bribe in exchange for completing the procedures for examining the tax file of a famous contracting company, as stated in the investigations.
One of the defendants demanded and took for himself from the fourth defendant, Attia – as a bribe – to perform one of his job duties. He requested and took from the fourth defendant – through the mediation of the ninth defendant – 200 thousand pounds – as a bribe – in exchange for completing the procedures for examining the company’s tax file, as indicated in the investigations.
The referral order continued that the first accused requested and took for himself from the 5th accused – as a bribe – to perform one of his job duties. That he requested and took from the fifth defendant – through the mediation of the eighth defendant – 100 thousand pounds as a bribe in exchange for completing the procedures for examining the tax file of a film screening company, as stated in the investigations.
The referral order also revealed that the sixth accused received – as a bribe – to perform one of his job duties, by asking the sixth accused – through the accused’s mediator, for a thousand pounds – as a bribe – in exchange for completing the procedures for examining the company’s tax file, as indicated in the investigations.
He explained that the second defendant took advantage of his position and requested and took for himself from the fifth defendant – as a bribe – to perform an act of his position by requesting and clearing from the defendant – through the mediation of the eighth defendant – 75 thousand pounds. As a bribe – in exchange for obstructing the procedures for examining the tax file of a film screening company, as indicated in the investigations.
The referral order continued that after reviewing Article 413 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, first the case should be referred to the competent criminal court in the Cairo Court of Appeal circuit; To punish the accused according to the two articles of indictment mentioned above, while continuing to detain the first and second accused pending the case.
