Sarah Khalifa Death Sentence Case Awaits Appeal Hearing Date

A date has yet to be set for an appeal hearing over the death sentences handed down to artistic producer Sarah Khalifa and 11 others in a drug-related criminal case.

The defendants were accused of forming a criminal organisation to bring in substances used in the manufacture of narcotics.

The case has drawn attention to the role of 20 witnesses, with questions raised about how their testimony contributed to the death sentences.

The available details do not set out what those witnesses told the court or explain the weight judges gave their accounts in reaching the verdicts.

The proceedings now await the scheduling of an appeal hearing to review the sentences.