Just in: Cousin of Muslim Brotherhood figure arrested for bribing police

Monday 01-05 - 08:18 PM

Al-Bawaba

Archive photo of Hassan Malek

Cairo - Egyptian local media outlets published a short news report on the arrest of a Brotherhood member today in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.

The report named the suspect as businessman and owner of a trade company, Ossama Ahmed Youssef Malek, cousin of Brotherhood financier, Hassan Malek.

According to our sources, Ossama Malek was arrested earlier today for allegedly trying to bribe a police officer.
Hassan Malek was arrested October 22, 2015 over funding the terrorist group of the Muslim Brotherhood.

All of Malek’s assets have been frozen since September 2014 when the North Cairo Criminal Court upheld a decision by the prosecutor general to freeze the assets of prominent Muslim Brotherhood leaders.

The reason for the bribe was an attempt to obtain security clearance for the necessary permits to set up a trade fair in Cairo. Ossama Malek and another defendant were referred to the Supreme State Security Prosecution in Egypt.

Since the 1990's, Hassan Malek has been considered one of the most prominent Muslim Brotherhood businessmen along with his business partner, the now-jailed deputy chairman of the Brotherhood in Egypt, Khairat El-Shater.

Malek’s commercial and industrial ventures included textile manufacturing, electrical supplies, and furniture.