Founder of New Library of Alexandria acquitted
An Egyptian court has acquitted the founding director of the newLibrary of Alexandria, overturning a three-and-a-half year sentence on charges
of squandering public funds.
Library
employees had accused him of wasting 20 million Egyptian pounds (about $1.12
million) by paying hefty salaries to top advisers and privately traveling abroad at the library’s expense.
Scores of Egyptian former ministers, state officials and diplomats had expressed support for Serrag el-Din, including former Arab League Secretary-General Amr
Moussa.
The new Library of
Alexandria, officially known as the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, was inaugurated in
2002. It is currently headed by Mostafa el-Feki.https://www.semperdiamondlodge.com
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