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Egyptian court sentences TV presenter and her brother to death for drug trafficking

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire Named sources In the courts
  • An Egyptian criminal court sentenced television presenter and producer Sarah Khalifa and her brother Mohamed Khalifa to death for leading a criminal gang involved in manufacturing drugs for trafficking.
  • The court also convicted them of possessing unlicensed weapons and ammunition, while nine defendants received life sentences and seven were acquitted.
  • The death sentences can be appealed; prosecutors said the wider case involved 28 defendants and led to the seizure of more than 750 kilograms of synthetic drugs and manufacturing materials.

An Egyptian criminal court sentenced television presenter and producer Sarah Khalifa and her brother Mohamed Khalifa to death after finding them guilty of founding and leading a criminal gang involved in obtaining and manufacturing drugs for trafficking.

founding and leading

· Cairo Criminal CourtThe court's description of the charges against the two siblings.

The Cairo Criminal Court also convicted the siblings of possessing weapons and ammunition without licenses and fined them 500,000 Egyptian pounds, equivalent to about $9,814. Nine other defendants received life sentences of 25 years, while seven were acquitted.

Investigators described the two siblings as having the leading and central role in managing the criminal organization. Authorities said they had tracked plans to bring chemical raw materials into Egypt from abroad and convert a residential building into a secret laboratory for producing and preparing drugs before distributing them for the gang.

leading and central

· Egyptian investigatorsInvestigators' characterization of the siblings' roles in the alleged criminal organization.

The court said its ruling rested on what it called irrefutable evidence, including testimony from 20 witnesses, recordings and videos documenting direct coordination between the siblings and other members of the group. Prosecutors said the case initially included 28 defendants and that authorities seized more than 750 kilograms of synthetic drugs and materials used to manufacture them. The death sentences remain subject to appeal.

irrefutable

· Cairo Criminal CourtThe court's characterization of the evidence supporting its ruling.
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