January 3, 2017 10:37 AM

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Senior Egyptian judge hanged himself in jail cell

In Egypt, a senior judge arrested on corruption charges has been found dead in his jail cell after he allegedly hanged himself. State news agency MENA also reported Wael Shalaby killed himself and the public prosecutor had ordered an autopsy after his body was found yesterday. <br/><br/>Shalaby, a Deputy Chief Justice in the country's administrative courts system, resigned on Saturday shortly before he was arrested and was charged the following day with taking a bribe.<br/><br/>Shalaby was also Secretary-General of the Council of State, the umbrella organisation for Egypt's administrative courts. He was held days after the council's Purchasing Manager, Gamal al-Din al-Labban, was also arrested on corruption charges.<br/><br/>The prosecutor issued an order banning media reporting on the legal details of the Council of State corruption case.

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