Once again, a fierce exchange of accusations erupted on the platform "X" (formerly Twitter) between Alaa Mubarak, son of the late former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, and businessman Hassan Heikal, son of the late journalist Muhammad Hassanein Heikal. In a post today, Alaa Mubarak responded to an article shared by Hassan Heikal regarding the National Bank case, in which both were implicated. Alaa Mubarak asserted that Hassan Heikal is accustomed to fabricating distorted and incomplete stories on topics that do not allow for falsification or distortion, adding that all his stories, claims, and tweets—about himself and others—are manipulated and lacking.
"I wouldn't have addressed this issue again, but after reviewing the article posted by Hassan Heikal in Al-Shorouk newspaper on February 22, 2020, which he recently shared again, I found it necessary to clarify the facts. It is clear that brother Hassan is accustomed to weaving distorted and incomplete stories on topics that do not permit falsification or distortion, let alone all his narratives..." Alaa Mubarak stated.
He also mentioned that the court ordered a travel ban on all nine defendants in the case during the first trial session in 2012 and ordered the arrest of Hassan Heikal, describing him as a fugitive, which contradicts his statement that he was not banned from traveling since all defendants were placed on travel restriction lists.
Furthermore, Alaa Mubarak pointed out that on March 19, 2016, at the end of the first session Hassan attended after returning from abroad—nearly four years after the trial began—the court decided to release him on bail based on his residence, contradicting his claim that the court took no action against him during that session. Thus, he found himself in a unique situation where he was not banned from traveling, while all other defendants, who did not flee and complied with all court orders for eight years, remained on travel bans until a final acquittal in April 2020, after they submitted requests to lift the ban.
