Cairo , Egypt ( CNN ) -- An Egyptian billionaire was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his part in the murder of Lebanese pop singer Susanne Tamim in 2008 , Egypt 's Interior Ministry told CNN Tuesday . The man who actually committed the murder got 28 years , the ministry 's Alla Mahmoud said . It was the second trial of Egyptian ruling party member Hisham Talaat Moustafa since Tamim 's body was found in her apartment in Dubai in July 2008 . She had been stabbed and her throat was slit . Prosecutors alleged he paid the other man , Mohsen el Sukkary , $ 2 million to murder Tamim . In a case that captivated Egypt and the region because of the fame of the victim and defendants , the men were eventually found guilty and given the death penalty under Egyptian law . But nearly eight months after the trial , the country 's Supreme Constitutional Court ordered the retrial of the two on procedural grounds . Lawyers for the defendants had claimed the prosecution 's evidence could have been fabricated or tampered with by authorities in Dubai and should not be used against them . During the original trial , Moustafa 's lawyer told CNN his client loved the singer but could not take Tamim as a second wife because his family objected . Polygamy is legal in Egypt , and it 's not unusual for men such as Moustafa , a married father of three , to take on additional wives . Prosecutors argued that Tamim 's death was a `` means of taking revenge . '' Although Tamim was killed in the United Arab Emirates , the Egyptian judiciary tried the case in Cairo because the accused were arrested in Egypt . After Moustafa 's arrest , Egyptian authorities indicted him , stripped him of his parliamentary immunity and jailed him pending trial . He also resigned as chairman of Talaat Moustafa Group -- a conglomerate with construction and real estate arms that was founded by his father , Talaat Moustafa . Moustafa 's brother , Tarek Talaat Moustafa , now chairs the company . CNN 's Housam Ahmed in Cairo and Caroline Faraj in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , contributed to this report .
One of Germany 's richest and most powerful men has now been found guilty twice . He was sentenced to death after an earlier conviction but got a retrial . The court said he paid another US $ 2 million to murder Susanne Berger .