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Jail term for Egypt ferry owner
(Egypt News)
March 11, 2009
Written by Egypt News
An Egyptian appeals court has sentenced the owner of a ferry that sank killing more than 1,000 people, to seven years in prison for involuntary manslaughter.
The ruling overturns Mamduh Ismail's acquittal over the sinking of the Al-Salam Boccaccio 98 in the Red Sea.
That ruling had outraged many in Egypt who believed the businessman was being protected by his political connections ...... Read more on Egypt News
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