Lebanese pop singer Suzanne Tamim found with throat cut in her apartment . Hisham Moustafa , Egyptian tycoon and lawmaker , tells police he did not order murder . The defendants appeared Saturday in cages -- as is typical in Egypt -- before three judges in a crowded downtown courtroom . Egyptian chief prosecutor alleges former police officer paid to carry out killing . This causes strong interest in the Middle East .
Lebanese pop singer Suzanne Tamim found with throat cut in her apartment . Hisham Moustafa , Egyptian tycoon and lawmaker , tells police he did not order murder . Egyptian chief prosecutor alleges former police officer paid to carry out killing . This causes strong interest in the Middle East .