article_snippet.sent: Mr Coupe is believed to have travelled to the Middle Eastern country last Sunday to appeal the conviction, which dates back to a time when Mr Coupe didn't work at the firm, but this was unsuccessful, reports The Times.
article_snippet.sent: Mr el-Nasharty then went on to claim that Mr Coupe travelled to Egypt shortly after being appointed CEO last July and attempted to seize money from Mr el-Nasharty, breaching Egypt's bankruptcy laws.
article_snippet.sent: Mr el-Nasharty is now claiming that Mike Coupe was in Egypt in July 2014 and tried to seize cheques that bounced.
article_snippet.sent: This is clearly ridiculous. '
article_snippet.sent: Mike Coupe was tried in absentia by an Egyptian court, without prior notice that Mike Coupe needed to attend, and we are contesting these groundless allegations.'
article_snippet.sent: The Times said Mr el-Nasharty had declined to comment.