Tag: ferry
Jubilation as corrupt NDP ferry owner sentenced
Mamdouh Ismail, the corrupt NDP Upper House member, and the owner of the sunken ferry, has been finally sentenced to prison.
I’m told that’s where Mamdouh lives in London:
Flat 53, Abbey Lodge, Park Road, London NW8 7RL
Can someone in Britain please verify this?
Corruption and nepotism par excellence
An Egyptian court has cleared a ferry-owner and four others of all charges relating to the sinking of a ferry with the loss of more than 1,000 lives.
The vessel sank in February 2006 as it was carrying passengers from Saudi Arabia to the Egyptian port of Safaga.
A captain of another ship was found guilty of failing to help the stricken ferry and was sentenced to six months in prison.
The sinking was Egypt’s worst maritime disaster.
A parliamentary inquiry blamed the ferry company for the disaster, saying it had continued to operate the boat despite serious defects.
There were angry scenes at the court where many relatives of the victims had gathered to hear the verdicts.