Menna Shalabi’s jail term for narcotics possession suspended despite unsuccessful appeal

 The suspension of Menna Shalabi’s jail term for narcotics possession charges remains in place.

The Court of Cassation found that the artist Menna Shalaby’s appeal against a 10,000-pound fine and a one-year suspended jail term stemming from her possession of drug hashish with the intent to use it was unsuccessful. This decision was rendered by the Cassation Court.

The North Cairo Criminal Court, held in Abbasiya, found that artist Menna Shalabi should serve a year in jail and pay a 10,000-pound suspended sentence for smuggling hashish from overseas and having it with the aim of using it for purposes other than those permitted by law.

Menna Shalabi’s attorney filed a plea seeking Menna Shalabi’s exoneration from the allegations against her, citing her absence during the airport search.

The Public Prosecution ordered Menna Shalabi, the accused, to appear in court for a criminal trial. This was to punish her for allegedly possessing the essence of narcotic hashish, intending to import it from overseas and use it for illegal purposes. The Public Prosecution used the testimony of five witnesses to the incident, the results of the security services’ investigations, the chemical laboratory’s analysis of the seized items found in her possession, and the proven facts to construct evidence against Menna Shalabi.