03:02 p
Tuesday 05 July 2022
Books – Mahmoud El-Shorbagy:
During the past few hours, social media has been buzzing with press statements attributed to several media outlets stating that lawyer Farid El-Deeb is ready to defend Muhammad Adel, accused of killing Naira Ashraf, a student in Mansoura, which sparked a state of controversy, especially among sympathizers with Naira Ashraf’s family.
Lawyer Tariq Al-Awadi, a member of the presidential pardon committee, revealed, on his official page on the social networking site “Facebook”, that lawyer Farid Al-Deeb will study accepting the stage of appealing the cassation in the case of Muhammad Adel, accused of killing Naira Ashraf following the verdict was issued and studying its merits.
The lawyer added, on his personal page, that lawyer Farid El-Deeb may accept the appeal or refuse, noting that a group of Egyptians asked El-Deeb to take over the case while he was in Greece.
Legal sources told “Masrawy”, that lawyer Farid El-Deeb has not decided on the matter of taking up the defense of the accused categorically, and that everything may be found, but following the issuance of the expected verdict tomorrow, Wednesday.
So far, “Masrawy” has not been able to obtain confirmation from lawyer Farid El-Deeb regarding his assumption of the defense of the accused, Mohamed Adel.
Lawyer Farid El-Deeb had confirmed, during his pleading in the “Great Antiquities” case, that businessman Hassan Ratib is accused, that this might be the last time he stands before the court, continuing: “I am close to 80 years old, and many of the highest diseases between Leukemia and others. I worked for 60 years in the judiciary, working as a lawyer, and I will retire from public work.”
Farid Al-Deeb said, in exclusive statements to “Masrawy”, following his sudden statement, that he did not quit his work as a lawyer, but he will not plead once more before the criminal courts, adding: I did not say that I intend to retire, but I said that I will not plead before the criminal courts once more.
For his part, the lawyer, Dr. Ahmed Mahran, said that the sister of Muhammad Adel, who is accused of killing the student Naira Ashraf, contacted him through one of the mediators, to take over the task of defending her brother and joining the defense team for the accused in the Mansoura girl case.
Mahran added, in exclusive statements to “Masrawy”, that the matter is still under study, as the next session, tomorrow, Wednesday, is a foregone conclusion, and the death sentence will be pronounced, and that the role of the defense will begin from this date in submitting a memorandum of appeal in cassation and presenting aspects of defense and defenses that would change Consider the lawsuit.
Mahran pointed out that the issue of paying blood money – it has not been discussed at all yet from near or far – does not mean that the accused will be acquitted in the case, but it does reduce the sentence issued once morest him.
Cassation lawyer Ashraf Nagy said that it is not legal to reconcile or compromise in the crime of premeditated murder once morest the accused of killing the student Naira Ashraf, explaining that the crime of premeditated murder falls within the scope of the right of society as a whole and is not just a personal harm.
Nagy added, in statements to Masrawy, that assuming that the accused’s family paid “blood money” to the victim’s family, it has no effect other than their waiver of the civil lawsuit that enables them to request compensation before the civil court.
The head of the Mansoura Criminal Court, Counselor Bahaa El-Din Al-Marri, had decided to refer the papers of the accused of killing the Mansoura student, Naira Ashraf, to the Mufti of the Republic, and the July 6 session was set to pronounce the verdict.
