Counselor 'Āsim al-Juharī, the head of the anti-graft agency, referred complaints accusing Coptic business magnate Najīb Sawirus accusing him of "an inflated wealth in a dubious manner in light of his relations with the former regime.

The Būlāq Abū al-'Ilā Court of Misdemeanor is looking on Saturday, Jan. 14, into the first session of the trial of Sawirus on charges of disdaining religion and slandering Islam by publishing cartoons on his social networking Twitter page.

The prosecution heard Mamdū Ismā'īl, a lawyer for al-Jamā'ah al-Islāmīyah (Islamic Group) and Egyptian Bar Association council member, who said that the defendant had shown attitudes rejecting Article 2 of the Egyptian Constitution and having Islam as an official religion of the state and the source of legislation as well as criticizing the hijāb.

Sawirus had reportedly published cartoon characters Mickey Mouse sporting a beard and Minnie Mouse wearing the niqāb. [Yūsuf al-Ghazālī, al-Wafd, Jan. 14, p. 1]