Egyptian TV Presenter Sentenced to Death in Drug Trafficking Case
An Egyptian court has sentenced television presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 others to death for forming a criminal gang to manufacture and traffic narcotics, according to official media.
An Egyptian court sentenced a well-known television presenter and 11 other defendants to death for manufacturing and trafficking narcotics in a sprawling drug case, official media reported on Saturday.
The presenter, Sarah Khalifa, 39, is best known for hosting a programme called Mission Impossible, which dealt with issues concerning security and crime, according to the report.
Khalifa was charged, along with the other defendants, with forming an organised criminal gang to manufacture and traffic drugs, the report said.
Further details on the specific circumstances of the case, including the nature of the evidence presented and the roles attributed to each defendant, were not immediately available. It was also not clear from the available reporting whether the defendants have the right to appeal the sentence.
Sources
- Egyptian TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death for drug crime — The Guardian — World
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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