All evidence and testimony previously gathered in the proceedings against Mohamed Ali Ahmed Elmushraty, better known by his nickname “Lilu King,” is to be re-heard, after drug trafficking charges were added this morning. Elmushraty had been charged with money laundering, tax evasion and participation in organised crime, in May last year. At one stage, the court, too, had expressed disappointment at the lack of compelling evidence to back up the charges. His lawyers reacted with anger and surprise when the court read out and upheld the Attorney General’s request, asking for the offence of drug trafficking to be added to the charge sheet, this morning. The maximum sentence for drug trafficking is imprisonment for life.
