Glamorous TV host sentenced to d8ath for running drvg trafficking ring, to appeal
A flashy Egyptian TV presenter sentenced to d8ath for running a drug trafficking ring is set to launch a desperate appeal
“Mission Impossible” host Sarah Khalifa, 39, was among 12 people sentenced in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday after her tearful plea in which she claimed she didn’t need “drug money” fell on deaf ears.
Her lawyer, Mohamed El-Gendy, has since confirmed the verdict will be appealed, National News reported Monday.
But Khalifa, who has 2.6 million Instagram followers, faces a complex battle to get her sentence commuted or overturned entirely.
If an appeal is launched, a higher Egyptian court will hear the evidence stacked against Khalifa.
They could uphold the d8ath penalty ruling that was issued by the Cairo criminal court.
Alternatively, the court could reduce or overturn the sentence.
If the court upholds the sentence, then Khalifa’s lawyer could go to the Egyptian Court of Cassation – which is essentially the Arab nation’s supreme court.
Glamorous TV host sentenced to death for running drug trafficking ring to launch desperate appeal
The court doesn’t consider new evidence but only reviews appeals based on any legal discrepancies that may have arisen.
Egypt’s Court of Cassation has precedence in overturning d8ath penalty sentences.
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