An Egyptian criminal court today began the first hearing in the case against former interior minister Habib al-Adli, charged with money laundering and profiteering, the state news agency Mena reported.
Mr Adli was a reviled figure during the protests that led to the toppling of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
Demonstrators had demanded he be sacked after police beat, tear-gassed and fired rubber bullets at them.
Bank accounts belonging to Adli and his family were frozen last month following accusations that more than four million Egyptian pounds was transferred to his personal account by a head of a contractor company, state television said.
The next hearing in the case against Mr Adli will be held on April 2nd pending investigation of the relevant documents, Mena said.
Around 100 family members of victims killed in the protests gathered in front of the court today demanding Mr Adli's execution, a witness said. Investigations into the violence during the protests are underway.
