After the release, Omar Zahran's family affirms its commitment to Mortada Mansour's defense.

The Court of Cassation has postponed the appeal of director Omar Zahran against a one-year prison sentence for stealing jewelry from artist Shalimar Sharbatly, wife of director Khaled Youssef, to June 18.

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Director Omar Zahran was sentenced to one year in prison by the Cairo Criminal Court of Appeals for stealing Shalimar Sharbatly's jewelry.

In a new development, director Omar Zahran's family issued a statement on Facebook announcing their support for Counselor Mortada Mansour and Counselor Sherif Hafez as Zahran's sole defense team.

The Facebook post read: “We, the family of Omar Zahran, and on his behalf his brother Yehia Zakaria Zahran, confirm our authorization to Counselor Mortada Mansour and Counselor Sherif Hafez to defend our honest brother Omar Zahran in his ordeal. We declare that we are not responsible for the interference of any lawyer or journalist other than the aforementioned body, and we have confidence in the integrity of the Egyptian judiciary and police.”

Hence, the defendant's defense was presented by Counselor Mortada Mansour and Counselor Sherif Hafez, who submitted two detailed memoranda on the reasons for the appeal, in which they requested the acquittal of their client and the acceptance of the appeal in form and substance.

The Giza Misdemeanor Appeals Court issued its ruling on January 8, 2025, amending the first-instance court's ruling. The court ruled that the defendant should be sentenced to one year in prison with hard labor instead of two years, while upholding the remaining provisions of the ruling, including requiring him to pay temporary civil compensation of EGP 40,000 to the victim.

In this regard, the court explained in its reasoning that it used its discretionary power to reduce the sentence, taking into account the defendant's health conditions and advanced age, in addition to his lack of previous criminal charges, in accordance with Article 117/3 of the Criminal Procedure Code, which allows the court to use leniency in sentencing. The facts of the case go back to a report filed by Shalimar Al-Sharbatly in May 2023, in which she stated that her apartment in Giza had been robbed, indicating the loss of gold jewelry, watches, and other valuables valued at approximately $2.5 million.

The Public Prosecution charged the defendant and his colleague with conspiracy and aiding in the theft of movable property while the defendant was performing a public service at the property in question. The first instance court had issued its ruling sentencing the defendant to two years in prison with hard labor, in addition to civil compensation, before he appealed the ruling before the Court of Appeal and then before the Court of Cassation.