A
Cairo
court
also
sentenced
fugitive
businessman
Hussein
Salem
to
15
years
over
the
gas
supply
deal.
They
were
accused
“of
exporting
gas
to
Israel
at
below
market
value”,
undermining
the
interests
of
Egypt.
The
military
rulers,
who
took
power
in
Egypt
after
long-time
dictator
Hosni
Mubarak
was
ousted
in
February
2011,
launched
a
sweeping
probe
into
corruption.
In
April,
Egypt’s
new
rulers
cancelled
the
controversial
15-year
deal
to
export
gas
to
Israel,
but
said
they
would
be
ready
to
negotiate
a
new
agreement.
The
sale
of
gas
to
Israel,
which
signed
a
peace
treaty…
