CAIRO, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Egypt imposed travel bans and froze the assets of another former cabinet minister and two more businessmen on Wednesday, as the new military rulers seek to show they are tackling the corruption of the old regime.
The official news agency MENA said Amin Abaza, who was agriculture minister under deposed president Hosni Mubarak, was being investigated. So were Mohamed Abou El Enein, a prominent member of Mubarak's NDP party and chairman of Cleopatra Ceramics, and a second businessman, Amr El-Mansi.
It gave no details beyond that officials were looking into "violations" in the eastern city of Ismailia. At Cleopatra Ceramics, a diversified manufacturer and distributor of tiles and porcelain, officials did not return calls seeking comment.
Since Mubarak was forced to hand over to the army on Friday following three weeks of popular protests, officials have said they are also investigating accusations against the former prime minister, interior minister and information minister.
Last week, Egypt imposed a travel ban on, froze the assets of and started investigations into another three ex-ministers and Ahmed Ezz, owner of Ezz Steel <ESRS.CA> and a former senior member of the ruling party. The officials were accused of wasting public money and using their posts for personal gain.
Like Ezz, Abou el Enein was a particular target of popular anger at fortunes made by those with ties to the ruling party.
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