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Murderers of Suzanne Tamim appeal Murderers of Suzanne Tamim appeal
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The killers of a Lebanese singer will appeal against their convictions in an Egyptian court later, in a bid to avoid the death sentence.The killers of a Lebanese singer will appeal against their convictions in an Egyptian court later, in a bid to avoid the death sentence.
Billionaire Hisham Talaat Moustafa and ex-policeman Muhsin Sukkari were convicted in May last year of the killing of 30-year-old Suzanne Tamim.Billionaire Hisham Talaat Moustafa and ex-policeman Muhsin Sukkari were convicted in May last year of the killing of 30-year-old Suzanne Tamim.
Mustafa paid Sukkari $2m (£1.3m) to kill Ms Tamim in Dubai in July 2008.Mustafa paid Sukkari $2m (£1.3m) to kill Ms Tamim in Dubai in July 2008.
The court will decide if the executions will be carried out or if the case should be sent for retrial.The court will decide if the executions will be carried out or if the case should be sent for retrial.
Lawyers for the pair are reported to have made 27 points in their appeal which they say undermine the prosecution's case.Lawyers for the pair are reported to have made 27 points in their appeal which they say undermine the prosecution's case.
EvidenceEvidence
The case, a story of sex, power, show business, money and murder, gripped the Middle East.The case, a story of sex, power, show business, money and murder, gripped the Middle East.
Suzanne Tamim rose to fame after appearing on a Lebanese talent show
Moustafa, 41, was a hugely powerful business tycoon, politician and friend of the son of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.Moustafa, 41, was a hugely powerful business tycoon, politician and friend of the son of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
He had an affair with Ms Tamim, a winner of an Arabic television talent contest.He had an affair with Ms Tamim, a winner of an Arabic television talent contest.
She broke off the affair months before her death in Dubai.She broke off the affair months before her death in Dubai.
Sukkari, a security guard at a hotel owned by Moustafa, travelled to Ms Tamim's Dubai apartment where he stabbed her to death.Sukkari, a security guard at a hotel owned by Moustafa, travelled to Ms Tamim's Dubai apartment where he stabbed her to death.
Clothes found at the apartment carried Sukkari's DNA, and he was identified after being caught on film by a security camera.Clothes found at the apartment carried Sukkari's DNA, and he was identified after being caught on film by a security camera.
Telephone conversations between Sukkari and Moustafa also formed part of the prosecution's case.Telephone conversations between Sukkari and Moustafa also formed part of the prosecution's case.
But the appeal lawyers claim the investigation by the Dubai police was flawed.But the appeal lawyers claim the investigation by the Dubai police was flawed.
The BBC's Christian Fraser in Cairo says if this appeal fails, there is no way out for Mostafa and Sukkari and the men will be executed by hanging.The BBC's Christian Fraser in Cairo says if this appeal fails, there is no way out for Mostafa and Sukkari and the men will be executed by hanging.