Egyptian businessman Ahmed Ezz stands behind bars at the Giza Criminal Court, on march 06, 2013. According to prosecutors, Ezz, a close ally of former President Hosni Mubarak and a former leading official at his dissolved National Democratic Party, drew illegitimate gains worth LE4.821 billion between 2001 and 2011. The total length of Ezz's sentence is unclear, as media sources reported he was sentenced to 37 years and fined 2 billion Egyptian pounds. Photo by Tareq al-Gabas