Shocking Twists and Turns: The Latest Bombshells in Egyptian Singer Saad Al-Saghir’s High-Profile Trial

Cairo’s criminal court has decided to postpone the first session of the trial of popular singer Saad al-Saghir, accused of possessing hashish and tramadol, two drugs for consumption, until next November, Egyptian media reported on Sunday. 25 sessions, while continuing his detention and subjecting him to forensic medicine.

Local Al-Ahram newspaper said: Al-Saghir denied in court that he had used drugs or possessed electronic cigarettes, while his defense agents presented a medical certificate stamped by a doctor proving that he had not used drugs.

Al-Saghir was arrested and detained by security authorities at Cairo International Airport last month after marijuana oil and electronic cigarettes were found during an inspection. The 54-year-old singer claimed he could not read or write and did not know the seized items were prohibited from being circulated.

“hang me”

Al-Masri al-Youm newspaper reported from the atmosphere of today’s session, the judge’s question to the singer: “The analysis proved that you use hashish and the drug tramadol,” to which Saad al-Saghir replied: “If I am using hashish, I will be sentenced to death. days, but tramadol is for treating my cruciate ligament.”

Al-Ahram explained that the Egyptian artist’s lawyer, during his plea before the court judge, argued that the drug test was illegal, noting that his client’s possession of drugs did not mean that he was taking them.

The lawyer produced a stamped medical certificate, dating back several months, proving that his client was suffering from heart disease and cruciate ligament problems, which prevented him from smoking completely. The medical certificate also states that Saad Al-Sagheer was taking Tramadol to relieve his pain on the advice of his treating physician.

Al-Masri Al-Youm indicated that the Public Prosecution began its investigation by questioning three employees at Cairo International Airport, who testified that the X-ray machine, when checking the accused’s bag, showed the presence of an electronic cigarette. They contained narcotic liquid, as a result of which the accused was arrested.

Drugs and the artistic community

Also, the chemical laboratory report proved that the seized cigarette contained a liquid containing the narcotic extract of hashish and the test report also proved that the sample taken from the accused contained the narcotic extract of hashish and tramadol.

Local media showed pictures of the seized items in the possession of the popular singer, knowing that the singer is facing a case of defamation and insulting his ex-wife and the Department of Justice is also expected to approve it.

This is not the first time that Cairo airport security authorities have arrested an artist for drugs, in 2022 actress Mena Shalaby was arrested for having drugs in her luggage on her return from the United States, prompting her to take. At the Office of the Public Prosecution, which decided to bail him on £50,000 pending investigation.

The list of artists arrested for drugs includes young names and big stars, such as actress Dina El-Sherbini, who was arrested in 2013, and young face Ahmed Azmi, who was arrested twice, in addition to the late actors Farouq El-Fishawi, Saeed Saleh and Hatim Zulfikar.