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Added: Thursday, 21 May, 2009, 15:46 GMT 16:46 UK

If you take a life, you must give your life No debate, no questions. Loving survivors need and deserve closure.

[Pragmale], BISHOPBRIGGS, United Kingdom

Added: Thursday, 21 May, 2009, 15:37 GMT 16:37 UK

This wouldn't have made the headlines if it was a poor girl in a village killed by her boyfriend. The rich and famous should also have justice meted out to them. and in this case, it has been done. I don't agree with the death penalty, but that's beside the point.

[smilingparrotfan], london, United Kingdom

Added: Thursday, 21 May, 2009, 14:27 GMT 15:27 UK

I am against the death penalty but they sure deserve the highest punishment excluding death. They suffer more in a labour camp than after death.
It’s refreshing to see that the rich also pay for their crimes and I’m deeply sorry for the family.
I heard and saw Suzanne a few times on TV and enjoyed her music.

Artur de Freitas, Johannesburg - South Africa

Added: Thursday, 21 May, 2009, 14:26 GMT 15:26 UK

I was surprised that he had a fair trial, putting in consideration the corruption in Egypt. All I can say that his crime is an exmaple of the consequence of coupling wealth and authority. However it is good that he was convicted.

Emad, Alexandria

Added: Thursday, 21 May, 2009, 14:08 GMT 15:08 UK

I have not heard her music but it is sad for an up coming star to end up in such tragic way. The rich man & his aid has no right whatsoever to kill her. He is married why should he put his wife and loving children thru such agony? They have to pay for their evil deeds according to the Egypian law. Marie. Lagos-Nigeria.

MARIE AJIBO, OTUKPO, BENUE STATE

Added: Thursday, 21 May, 2009, 13:57 GMT 14:57 UK

The law is the law and should be applied irrelevently of your wealth and position in society

Thierry Kamette

Added: Thursday, 21 May, 2009, 13:57 GMT 14:57 UK

It is wrong to take a life of another no matter what kind of power you have. The rich always arrogate power of life and death to themslves sometimes. They have to pay for their crimes in whatever way the country's law deem fit.

MARYAN YUSUF, LAGOS. NIGERIA

Added: Thursday, 21 May, 2009, 13:49 GMT 14:49 UK

If these two people are found guilty beyond resonable doubt to be involved in the death of Tamim, then they should be sentenced according to the Egyptian law because of the physical harm they caused her minus the emotional harm she caused the Tycoon. Just because emotional damages can not be weighed and measured by our legal system doesn't mean it doesn't occur and it doesn't affect one mentally and even results in physiacal. Its a lesson for those men and women that like to play games.

paul brown, usa

Added: Thursday, 21 May, 2009, 13:48 GMT 14:48 UK

The death penalty is wrong!!! A crime against humanity. He should get a life in prison with labour.

Julie-wa, United States

Added: Thursday, 21 May, 2009, 13:30 GMT 14:30 UK

I am against the death penalty. The crime committed against an apparently good looking and upcoming young singer deserves the maximum punishment, which is death by hanging according to Egyptian law. The hired killer and the influential millionaire must have known this, but thought they could get away with it. Good job they had been caught and lawfully judged. Death penalty is WRONG. Life imprisonment with hard labour is more human and would help deter such crimes.

TED, Zurich

Added: Thursday, 21 May, 2009, 13:20 GMT 14:20 UK

Any death sentence is a crime against humanity. Its a punishment/solution which is sick beyond belief, and governments that implement it need to evolve to a higher more sophisticated level of thinking. Its a mark of a civilised country to abandon this practice.

[spotlesslyclean], Scottish Borders, Europe

Added: Thursday, 21 May, 2009, 13:16 GMT 14:16 UK

I think that the verdict has once again confirmed that the Egyptian judiciary is a respectable independent authority that don't fear political or economic figures, thanks very much for judge Qunsowah for this historic verdict that will deter the likes of Hesham Talaat to commit crimes while hiding behind their political or economic clout and I hope that the Egyptian government will start to focus on the ordinary citizen's security rather than the politicians' and the regime's own security.

Hesham, Cairo

Added: Thursday, 21 May, 2009, 13:12 GMT 14:12 UK

I hope all the prestigous people will take a lesson from this fair verdict, i dont like this singer, as well this man, but i like the justice.
thanks for BBC.

Saddan, Dubai

Added: Thursday, 21 May, 2009, 12:37 GMT 13:37 UK

An eye for an eye, a life for a life.... This cruel man surely deserves as good as he got. He should be hanged to death for the world to see that this is the best forme of justice.
Why should he be alowed to live after taking the life of another???

imran, dewsbury

Added: Thursday, 21 May, 2009, 12:10 GMT 13:10 UK

I hope the corrupt politicians in this country are paying attention? It's a shame judges in this country aren't as positive in passing sentence on the 'rich and famous'!

Glenn Willis, Lyme Regis, United Kingdom