(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The two sons of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak have been arrested for alleged stock market manipulation.
Alaa and Gamal Mubarak are accused of breaking stock market and central bank rules, state news agency Mena reported.
The case against them began in 2012, after their father was deposed the year before. The pair had been out on bail for the past three years.
The brothers – who deny any wrongdoing – will appear in court on 20 October.
The Cairo court also ordered the arrest of three others, and the defendants collectively face charges of embezzling 2bn Egyptian pound ($115m; £88m).
Both Alaa, 57, and Gamal, 54, are charged with embezzling at least 494m Egyptian pound after they decided to sell the National Bank of Egypt for profit.
