Egypt freezes assets of leading govt critic

CAIRO: Egypt has frozen the assets of leading government critic Abdel Moneim Abul Fotouh, arrested earlier this month over alleged links to exiled members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, the prosecution said Sunday. His February 14 arrest came after he joined a call for a boycott of a presidential election next month that the incumbent, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, is expected to win easily after most rivals were sidelined or withdrew. Abul Fotouh was detained shortly after arriving from London, where he gave interviews in which he was critical of the Egyptian government.