Two ex-Egyptian officials get prison

CAIRO, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Two former high-level Egyptian officials were sentenced to prison Wednesday for corruption.

The Cairo Criminal Court sentenced former Information Minister Anas al-Fiqqi to seven years behind bars and former Egyptian Radio and TV Union chief Osama al-Sheik to five years, Egyptian newspaper al-Masry al-Youm reported.

Authorities said al-Fiqqi gave away the broadcasting rights to Egypt's premier soccer league the past three seasons to private satellite channels, costing the country more than $300,000 in revenue.

Al-Sheik was found to have spent more than $3 million in public funds, buying and airing 10 TV series in 2009 without getting proper approval.