Egyptian Finance Minister Youssef Boutros Ghali speaks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, October 7, 2010. REUTERS/Larry Downing
CAIRO (Reuters) - Former Egyptian finance minister Youssef Boutros Ghali was detained in Paris on Monday on an international warrant over corruption charges relating to his time in former President Hosni Mubarak's government, the state news agency reported.
Boutros Ghali was sentenced in absentia to 30 years in prison for corruption and abuse of power following the uprising that unseated Mubarak in 2011. He was one of a group of influential economic policymakers close to Mubarak's son Gamal.
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