Egypt court upholds sentence against Morsi PM
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Former Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil gives a press conference in Cairo on December 30, 2012 (AFP/File)
A Cairo appeals court on Monday upheld a one-year sentence handed to former Egyptian premier Hisham Qandil, in the latest blow to ousted president Mohamed Morsi's inner circle.
Qandil is accused of failing to execute a court ruling ordering the annulment of a public company's sale and the reinstatement of its employees.
An unpopular prime minister, Qandil has kept a low profile since Morsi's overthrow by the army on July 3.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"There will be an order for his arrest and he will have to serve his sentence," a security official said.
Earlier this month, prosecutors ordered the freezing of Qandil's assets and he was prevented from leaving the country pending the investigation.
Egypt's army-installed authorities have launched a massive crackdown on Islamists that has seen hundreds killed and over 2,000 jailed.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Morsi, Egypt's first elected president, is himself in jail, as is the leadership of his Muslim Brotherhood movement.