Egyptian TV presenter Sarah Khalifa sentenced to death in drug case
Summary
Sarah Khalifa, an Egyptian TV presenter, and 11 other people were sentenced to death by a Cairo court for running a drug-making and trafficking operation. The court also found them guilty of possessing illegal weapons, and the sentence can be appealed.Key Facts
- Sarah Khalifa is 39 years old and known for hosting a TV show called “Mission Impossible.”
- The court sentenced her and 11 others to death by hanging for forming a criminal gang involved in drug production and trafficking.
- They were also convicted of having unlicensed firearms and ammunition.
- The drugs involved were synthetic, and the materials to make them were imported.
- Authorities seized more than 750 kilograms of drugs and raw materials, plus two apartments used as drug labs.
- Khalifa and some others were also sentenced to five years in prison in a separate kidnapping and assault case.
- The court consulted Egypt’s Grand Mufti, whose religious opinion is required for death penalty cases.
- Egypt uses the death penalty for serious crimes like drug trafficking, terrorism, and murder.
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