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Egyptian Court Jails Al Jazeera Journalists For Aiding Terrorists by wolesmile(m): 6:08pm On Aug 29, 2015 |
A Cairo court has sentenced three Al
Jazeera journalists to three years in jail
after finding them guilty of “aiding a
terrorist organisation”.
Egyptian Baher Mohamed, Canadian
Mohamed Fahmy and Australian Peter
Greste were all handed three year jail
sentences when the court delivered the
verdict on Saturday, sparking worldwide
outrage.
Mohamed was sentenced to an additional
six months for possession of a spent
bullet casing.
The journalists had been initially found
guilty in June 2014 of aiding a “terrorist
organisation”, a reference to the Muslim
Brotherhood, which was outlawed in
Egypt after the army overthrew President
Mohamed Morsi in 2013.
Judge Hassan Farid, in his ruling on
Saturday, said he sentenced the men to
prison at least partly because they had
not registered with the country’s
journalist “syndicate”.
He also said the men brought in
equipment without security officials’
approval, had broadcast “false news” on
Al Jazeera and used a hotel as a
broadcasting point without permission.
The verdict was immediately condemned
by Al Jazeera Media Network’s Acting
Director General, Dr Mostefa Souag.
Souag said, “ Today’s verdict defies logic
and common sense
. Our colleagues, Baher Mohamed and
Mohamed Fahmy, will now have to return
to prison, and Peter Greste is sentenced
in absentia. www.punchng.com/news/al-jazeera-staff-sentenced-to-three-years-in-jail/ |
Re: Egyptian Court Jails Al Jazeera Journalists For Aiding Terrorists by ibe9ja: 10:26pm On Aug 29, 2015 |
Re: Egyptian Court Jails Al Jazeera Journalists For Aiding Terrorists by mrborntodoit: 2:21am On Aug 30, 2015 |
Good Sahara reporters think say na Gej be the president for Egypt ? They succeeded in rubbishing the last administration by encouraging BH,publishing the terrorists attacks,calling Gej weak and belittling our Armed forces |
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