Sarah Khalifa Sentenced to Death in Egypt Drug Ring Case
Her lawyer said the 28 defendants were accused of running a synthetic drug network that sourced, produced, stored and distributed the substances.
- On Tuesday, popular Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa signed appeal papers against her death sentence, according to lawyer Mohamed El-Gendy. The "Mission Impossible" host was convicted last week in a synthetic drug trafficking case.
- Prosecutors accused Khalifa and 11 others of forming an organized network that manufactured MDMB-4en-PINACA. Before formally sentencing her to death, the Cairo court referred the case to Egypt's Grand Mufti for an advisory opinion.
- Separate court documents released this week revealed Khalifa received a three-year prison sentence for an assault case involving co-defendant Fathi el-Abyad. The judgment detailed an incident at her Agouza apartment where a driver was assaulted and filmed.
- Egypt's 2024 criminal procedure reforms allow felony defendants to appeal to a Felony Appeals Court that can reconsider evidence and change sentences. Previous rulings show these courts have reduced sentences in drug and murder cases.
- Khalifa has consistently denied involvement, stating she never smoked a cigarette. Defense lawyer Mohamed Hamouda requested wider media coverage for the appeal proceedings to ensure the court considers their arguments and witness testimony.
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Egyptian presenter Sarah Khalifa will appeal her death sentence in a case of synthetic drug production and trafficking.
TV star Sarah Khalifa faces death penalty in Egypt — what comes next?
Egyptian law allows capital punishment for some serious drug offences, while a 2024 reform gives felony defendants a full appeal before the Court of Cassation. Euronews examines how the process works before a death sentence becomes final in Egypt.
Sarah Khalifa, an Egyptian TV presenter, is said to have run a drug ring in her home country, for which she is now to die at the gallows.
Egyptian television host Sarah Khalifa, 39, was sentenced to death by hanging for involvement in a scheme of manufacture and trafficking of synthetic drugs in the country. The verdict was announced last Saturday (5) by a criminal court in Cairo. The case has gained repercussion, including international, and since then details are released. In recent days, the local press reacts to Sarah's knowledge of the decision. The presenter alleged health p…
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