Owner sunken Egyptian ferry found guilty of murder.

In Egypt, the Court of Appeal sentenced the owner of the ferry, who drowned in the Red Sea, killing more than a thousand people. As the Associated Press, Mamdu Ismail (Mamdouh Ismail) was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to seven years in prison.
  It is noted that a businessman convicted in absentia: he was a fugitive from justice and is reportedly in Europe. Unnamed source told the agency in court that, in addition to Ismail, sentenced in absentia in the case were two other men. They were sentenced to three years in prison each.
The ferry, owned by Mamdu Ismail, sank in February 2006. He was carrying Egyptians returning from Saudi Arabia, where they went to work, as well as pilgrims. The cause of the disaster experts call a fire on board the ferry, failures in the construction of the vessel, as well as bumbling and unprofessional actions of the crew, who had been unable to arrange the evacuation of passengers.
The disaster led to a wave of uprisings against the Egyptian shipowner Ismail - an influential businessman and MP, were part of the environment President. Relatives of drowning Egyptians feared that he was able to escape punishment.
In June 2008 Ismail was indeed justified, which caused a new wave of indignation. Now the verdict reviewed. Note that the businessman had left Egypt before the first sentence.