Clara Ghassan, Wife of Businessman Sabri Nakhonoukh, Testifies in Robbery and Weapon Possession Case

Clara Ghassan has testified before Egyptian prosecutors regarding weapons and antiquities found during a home search linked to her husband's robbery case.

• Clara Ghassan told prosecutors she was not present during the search of the home and stated she had never seen the seized weapons or antiquities before.
• Ghassan said she holds Lebanese nationality and that her husband had instructed her to go to his sister Hanan's home in case of any problem.
• She stated that after the search, security authorities gave her one million Egyptian pounds and her gold jewelry.
• The Cairo Appeals Court set Tuesday to begin the trial of Sabri Nakhonoukh and 10 others on charges of displaying force, gangsterism, armed robbery, and assaulting a lawyer.