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CAIRO. — An Egyptian court sentenced a judge to life in prison on Saturday on charges of possessing hashish, official news agency MENA reported.Tarek Mohamed Zaki, the former judge, will serve 25 years in prison as life sentence means 25 years in prison according to Egyptian law.
Zaki’s driver and a woman were handed 10 years in jail in the same case.
The case dates back to November 2016, when security forces seized 68 kilogrammes of hashish, with an estimated value of $92 410, in the judge’s car.
Egypt’s Justice Minister accepted Zaki’s resignation following the incident.
Hashish has been illegal in Egypt since it signed the Geneva International Convention on Narcotic Control in 1925. — Xinhua.
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