During the trial of Sarah Khalifa and several defendants accused of drug manufacturing, lawyer Khaled El-Zaafrani, representing the sixteenth defendant Hany El-Sayed Ashry, requested the court to acquit his client of all charges.
The defense based its request on several legal arguments:
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Invalid arrest warrant, relying on non-serious, paper-based investigations that do not reflect reality.
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Improper execution of the arrest warrant, violating Articles 126 and 130 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
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Arrest warrant issued after detention, outside the flagrante delicto conditions defined in Article 30.
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No connection of the defendant to the seized drugs, lacking conclusive evidence.
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Inconsistencies and illogical reporting in the official seizure record.
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Non-reliance on the defendant’s confession, allegedly obtained under psychological pressure; emphasis on statements made before the Public Prosecution and in court.
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Investigator’s sole testimony, with accompanying officers’ testimonies withheld to avoid contradictions.
The defense concluded by asking the court to acquit the sixteenth defendant, stressing that procedural flaws and lack of solid evidence do not support a conviction.
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