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Egyptian judge handed death sentence for killing wife

Abasifreke Dan by Abasifreke Dan
August 17, 2022
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A judge in Egypt has been handed a death sentence for the murder of his wife.

The court, while sentencing the judge to death noted that this cases is the third highest case of femicide in Egypt with two months.

The court, in its judgement said: “to refer the judge who killed TV presenter Shaimaa Gamal, and his accomplice, to the Grand Mufti of Egypt” — a formality in death penalty cases.

The public prosecutor’s office said last month that the judicial official concerned, Ayman Haggag, had been charged over the “premeditated murder” of his wife, along with the accomplice, businessman Hussein al-Gharabli.

Gamal’s body had been found in a remote villa in June, nearly three weeks after her husband had reported her missing, following a tipoff from Gharabli, who had confessed to his role in the crime.

The next court hearing, when the approval of the Grand Mufti is expected to be announced, is set for September 11.

The murder of Gamal is the third to have sparked outrage in the conservative North African country in the past few months.

On June 19, college student Nayera Ashraf was stabbed to death in Mansoura, north of Cairo, by a man whose advances she had rejected. A video of the attack was widely shared on social media.

In a highly publicised trial, Mohamed Adel was found guilty after confessing to the crime in court and was sentenced to death.

The criminal court has called for his execution to be broadcast live on television as a deterrent to others.

Earlier this month, a student identified only by her first name Salma was murdered in similar circumstances in Zagazig, north of Cairo.

A man whose advances she had rejected “repeatedly stabbed her with a knife”, the prosecution said.

Patriarchal legislation and conservative interpretations of Islam in Egypt have contributed to severely limiting women’s rights and creating a culture of violence against women.

“Salma was murdered simply for being born a woman in a misogynist society,” one social media user said, as some argued Salma was at fault for befriending her assailant.

“So long as there are sympathisers out there who make excuses for the perpetrators of these crimes, they will continue,” said another.

Nearly eight million Egyptian women were victims of violence committed by their partners or relatives, or by strangers in public spaces, according to a United Nations survey conducted in 2015.

The maximum penalty for murder is death in Egypt, which carried out the world’s third highest number of executions in 2021, according to Amnesty International.

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