Egyptian TV Presenter, Sarah Khalifa And 11 Others Sentenced To Death By Hanging Over Drug Trafficking
An Egyptian court has sentenced well-known television presenter, Sarah Khalifa and 11 others to death by hanging over drug manufacturing and trafficking charges, according to official media reports. Khalifa, 39, is best known for hosting Mission Impossible , a television programme focused on security and crime-related issues. The state-linked Al-Ahram newspaper reported that a Cairo court sentenced “Khalifa and 11 other defendants to death by hanging on charges of forming an organised criminal gang specialising in procuring materials used in manufacturing narcotics, with the intent to traffic them, and possessing and carrying unlicensed firearms and ammunition”. The ruling followed the court’s consultation with Egypt’s Grand Mufti for a religious opinion, a procedure required under Egyptian law in capital cases. The verdict remains subject to appeal. Khalifa, who also owns a cosmetic surgery clinic and a production company specialising in organising parties and events, was am...