A military court decided on Monday to add 15 days to the detention time of former prime minister Ahmed Nazif.
Nazif has become the first deposed regime figure to be referred to a military court. He is accused of abusing his power, along with ex-Luxor governor Samir Farag, to facilitate the selling of an army-owned piece of land to businessman Mamdouh Philip.
Recently-revealed investigations indicated that Nazif and Farag directly ordered the selling of the land to Philip for a negligible price - a deal that resulted in a loss of public funds of LE 60 million (over $10m).
The land was originally designated for an Olympic swimming pool.
Nazif is indicted on multiple charges of squandering public funds and has been detained for months pending trials and investigations.
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