On Monday, an Egyptian court sentenced the Syrian artist, Samo Zain, whose original name is (Osama Muhammad Al-Abras), to two years in prison with hard labor.
This came following the Syrian artist was convicted of “tax evasion”, where he was fined, in addition to a prison sentence, regarding 1.4 million pounds, regarding 74,000 dollars.
The Tax Evasion Misdemeanors Court revealed that the owner of “Karby Leah” evaded the payment of 1,397,393 Egyptian pounds in taxes, which is the value of the fine as a response similar to the tax imposed, according to Case Petition No. 135 of 2022, misdemeanours of tax evasion.
The court also set a bond of 100,000 Egyptian pounds ($5,265) for a stay of execution, according to local media.
The Egyptian Public Prosecution had charged the artist with tax evasion during his artistic dealings for the period between 2014 and 2017.
He was also charged with “evading the payment of taxes on other transactions, including dealing with some hotels and restaurants in Egypt.”
