Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to three years in prison for corruption (May 21, 2014), after he was found guilty of embezzling millions in state funds on the renovation of his family residences. Netizens take to their keyboards to glee at the sentence under the hashtag #مبارك_طلع_حرامي [ar] which means Its Turns Out Mubarak is a Thief.
Also sentenced were Mubarak's two sons, Alaa and Gamal, who were slapped a four-year-sentence each, for their role in siphoning state funds earmarked for renovating presidential palaces, but were instead used for their own family residences.
Like many Egyptians, Rana wonders why a light sentence was given to Mubarak and his sons.
Written byAmira Al Hussaini
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