Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday acquitted former ministers of tourism Ahmed el Maghrabi and Zohair Garana, who were retried in the case of profiteering and facilitating the seizure of state-owned lands in Hurghada.

In November, the Court of Cassation had annulled a previous ruling acquitting the two former ministers of all charges in the case.

Maghrabi and Garana stood trial again after the prosecution said the first ruling was marred by legal problems.