Egypt's military rulers said Tuesday they would form a panel to investigate the wealth of toppled President Hosni Mubarak...The former President-for-Life of Egypt, dumped by popular demand in early 2011...
as part of a sweeping probe into corruption, the official MENA agency reported.
"The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces issued a decision Tuesday to form a judicial committee to begin investigations into the wealth of ousted geriatric President Hosni Mubarak and his family," MENA reported.
Mubarak, his wife Suzanne and his two sons Alaa and Gamal and their wives have already been banned from travel and their assets ordered frozen by general prosecutor Abdel Magid Mahmud.
The committee will next week question Gamal, the news agency said. The agency did not say where Gamal, once seen as a leading candidate to take over from his father, would be questioned.
Gamal held a leading post in Egypt's former ruling party. A widely-held belief that he was being groomed for the presidency helped galvanize opposition that toppled him.
The hearing will be chaired by Essam El-Gawahri, a senior Justice Ministry official, who heads the committee.
Egypt's new rulers have appeared to respond to demands for tough steps against Mubarak.
The judiciary has banned several ministers, officials and members of Mubarak's National Democratic Party from leaving the country pending further investigations.
A number of them are currently on trial on charges of corruption.
Mubarak, who was forced out of power on Feb. 11 following almost three weeks of anti-government demonstrations, handed power to a military council that pledged to bring to justice all those found guilty of abuse.