TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death in Egypt drugs case
According to the state-run Akhbar al-Youm newspaper, when asked by the judge about her alleged role during a court appearance last September, Khalifa said she had never seen any drugs until she was photographed with them inside the anti-narcotics authority offices.
According to a 2025 Amnesty International report, there were 492 death sentences in the course of the year, 23 of which were carried out.
However, it was only confirmed a month later after the court obtained a religious opinion from the grand mufti of Egypt - a legal requirement in death sentence cases.
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