An Egyptian criminal court today sentenced television presenter and producer Sarah Jalifa and her brother to death, both accused of drug trafficking. The sentence was handed down by a court in Cairo, the capital of Egypt.
Sarah Jalifa was known in the Egyptian television scene as a presenter and producer of entertainment programs. Her conviction comes in the context of a case related to illicit substance trafficking operations.
The presenter's brother was also sentenced to death in the same proceedings. The Egyptian authorities did not disclose details about the amount of drugs involved or how the trafficking network operated.
Egypt frequently applies the death penalty in drug trafficking cases, being one of the countries with the highest number of recorded executions in the Middle East and North Africa region. The convictions may still be appealed in higher courts of the Egyptian judicial system.
