An Egyptian court has sentenced Amir Zayed to 15 years imprisonment and Youssef Korra and Sherif El Komy to life imprisonment for the rape of a young woman along Egypt’s North Coast, reported state media Al-Ahram. The three men had been referred to criminal trial for the crime that occurred in a tourist compound along Egypt’s North Coast in 2015. During the trial, the Egyptian Public Prosecution managed to secure evidence from witnesses, along with a testimony from the victim, which confirmed the three men were involved in the rape. The evidence included a video recording which appeared to show two of the men sexually assaulting the victim. Investigators managed to identify the two men from the video and used the video during the trial to secure their sentencing. In a statement earlier this year, the Public Prosecution said it had decided to refer Zayed, Korra and El Komy to trial after uncovering significant evidence that implicated them in the gang rape. “The Public Prosecution collected the evidence from the victim and six other eyewitnesses, along with evidence of a visual recording of a [part] of the incident showing two…
Two Egyptian Men Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for North Coast Gang Rape
November 9, 2021
