Egyptian police arrested former Prime Minister Hisham Qandil in an apartment in Giza governorate, according to CNN.
Qandil had been sentenced by a court to
one year in prison for contempt. It said he failed to carry out a ruling
to nationalize a private company while he served under now-deposed
President Mohamed Morsy.
Qandil was a little-known water minister
who became the nation’s youngest prime minister when Morsy picked him
for the position in July 2012.
Morsy, backed by the Muslim Brotherhood
and the nation’s first democratically elected president, was forced out
of office in July, 2013, with detractors saying he was a tyrant trying
to impose conservative values.
Morsy is in custody, facing charges of
incitement to murder in connection with protests against his rule last
December. He has refused to recognize the court.
The interim Egyptian government has
cracked down on the Muslim Brotherhood, and in September a court ruled
the group’s activities are illegal.
The military and police have detained large numbers of Brotherhood officials and supporters since the Morsy’s ouster.
Several hundred people have died in clashes between pro-Morsy demonstrators and security forces since the military removed him.
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