The Egyptian Justice System Just Couldn’t Hang The Rich Guy

Octavia Nasr wrote that the Suzanne Tamim case in Egyptian courts made a promising start, but then went all downhill:

For a short period of time, this case seemed like a model for the kind of justice many Arab citizens yearn for; blind to power and connections, fair to all. Instead, a “technicality” sent the case for retrial and the death sentence was reduced to fifteen years in jail. Will there be more “technicalities” leading to more trials until a guilty but powerful man of Egypt is set free?

While I’m happy that the death sentence was revoked (I’m against it in principle), I agree that 15 years is way too lenient a sentence.