issue returned Egyptian artist, Menna Shalaby To the fore again, news circulated that the actress had been transferred to the Criminal Court for trial in Egypt, against the background of her arrest at Cairo Airport coming from New York in possession of “narcotic” substances.
In this regard, the Public Prosecution Office in Egypt issued, today, Sunday, a statement denying the validity of the news circulating on news sites that Shalabi was referred to the Criminal Court, stressing that the case is still under investigation.
The Public Prosecution called on all press and media institutions to abide by the statements issued by the Statement Department in the Public Prosecutor’s Office regarding the cases that the Public Prosecution is investigating, “as it is the only official source for all information related to the work of the Public Prosecution.”
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In turn, the head of the Syndicate of Acting Professions, Ashraf Zaki, also denied the truth of the matter, everything that is being circulated regarding Shalaby’s referral to the Criminal Court, indicating that it is false news and will take all legal measures against the promoters of this rumor, according to what was published by “ET” in Arabic.
The Public Prosecution Office had previously issued a decision to release the heroine of “The Rise of the Spirit”, after she was interrogated at Cairo airport while she was returning from the United States, after she paid 50,000 Egyptian pounds.
Cairo Airport Customs later issued a statement stating that it had seized a “variety cocktail of drugs” in its possession while completing customs procedures for passengers on a plane coming from New York.
Menna Shalaby’s seizures
She added that the customs officer seized the artist while she was trying to leave the hall, but she denied that she had anything that should be disclosed or what taxes and fees were due for.
However, by searching her bags on the X-ray machine, suspicious things (organic densities) were found later, and 6 plastic bags containing the narcotic marijuana plant weighing 45 grams, two plastic bags containing the narcotic marijuana plant weighing 15 grams, another bag containing the same narcotic plant weighing 6 grams, and one weighing 7 grams.
The seizures also included other packages of different types of drugs.
While Shalabi’s defense lawyer confirmed that the elements of drug possession were not available to the investigation authorities, relying on the accused’s lack of knowledge of the nature of the “assets”, especially since what was seized in her possession was permissible to circulate in the destination, as it was not an explicit narcotic plant, the prosecution released her on bail.