Hesham Geneina

Counselor Hisham Geneina chaired the Central Auditing Organization from September 2012 until his dismissal in March 2016 after amendments were made in the law that granted the president the right to dismiss the heads of independent judicial bodies. Security forces arrested him in February 2018 after statements he made to one of the news websites. He was tried before a military court, which sentenced him to 5 years in prison after being accused of making offensive statements, following his talk about “Lieutenant General Sami Anan owning a well of secrets.” In March 2019, about 13 months after his arrest, the Military Appeals Court upheld the ruling against Geneina.