Egypt seeks extradition of Sisi's 'pain in Spain'
Madrid is looking into the case of Egyptian construction contractor Mohamed Ali at the Egyptian authorities' official request that the Spanish authorities extradite him for fraud offenses.
The Egyptian authorities are seeking the arrest of Mohamed Ali, a construction contractor residing in Spain. On July 21, the Spanish Ministry of Justice revealed that Egypt made an official request to the Spanish authorities to hand over the Egyptian businessman who resides in Barcelona on charges of fraud and money laundering.
According to AFP, the ministry said, “The Egyptian embassy filed a request for the extradition of Ali who has been residing in Barcelona for two years, and whose case is pending resolution before the Spanish National Court.”
AFP quoted Egyptian investigators as saying that Ali is guilty of up to 135 million Egyptian pounds ($8.45 million) in tax fraud and 4 million Egyptian pounds ($250,000) in money laundering, and that the charges are linked to the purchase and sale of real estate and cars between 2006 and 2018.
In December 2019, the Cairo Criminal Court sentenced Ali in absentia to five years in prison and imposed a fine of 50,000 Egyptian pounds (about $3,130) after he was convicted of tax evasion.
