Egypt's president dismisses corruption allegations made by a businessman-in-exile against the country's military as 'sheer lies and defamation.'
FILE - In this June 19, 2019 file photo, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi speaks during a press conference in Bucharest, Romania. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi says Saturday, Sept. 14, that allegations of embezzlement and misuse of public funds in building new presidential palaces are "sheer lies and defamation." He says: "I've built presidential palaces and I will continue to do so. I am building a new country. ... All of this is not mine. It's Egypt's.
“I’ve built presidential palaces and I will continue to do so,” el-Sissi, a general-turned-president, said in televised comments. “I am building a new country. ... All of this is not mine. It’s Egypt’s.” Appearing to fight back tears, el-Sissi said he risked his life when, as defense minister, he led the military’s overthrow of an elected but divisive Islamist president in 2013 amid mass protests against his brief rule.Hashtags with his name have been trending for days as he addressed millions of Egyptians using his cellphone while sitting in a closed office in an unknown location in European exile.
He denied, however, that the military owes his son money and said it’s the other way around. “I am shocked and devastated very much. The army is my life,” he said. Ali said his company, Amlak for General Contracting, has carried out projects with the military’s business arm, the so-called Engineering Authority.
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