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Saturday 29 August 2015

3 Aljazeera journalists sentenced to 3yrs in prison by Egyptian court

Mohamed Fahmy, Baher Mohamed and Peter Greste were today Saturday August 29th sentenced to three years in prison for ;operating without a press license & broadcasting material harmful to Egypt.'
 
The verdict in a retrial was issued against Mohamed Fahmy, a naturalized Canadian who has given up his Egyptian citizenship, Baher Mohamed, an Egyptian, and Australian Peter Greste, who was deported in February and sentenced in absentia.
Egyptian judge Hassan Farid said he issued his ruling because the three weren't registered with the country's journalist syndicate. He also added that the journalists brought equipment without the approval of security officials into Egypt, as well as spread 'false news' and used a hotel as a broadcasting point without permission.

Reacting to the verdict which sparked international outcry, the acting director general of the Qatar-based news network, Mostefa Souag said in a statement:
"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. Today's verdict is yet another deliberate attack on press freedom. It is a dark day for the Egyptian judiciary; rather than defend liberties and a free and fair media they have compromised their independence for political reasons.”

25 comments:

💋Hey boo said...

OK seen

💋Hey boo said...

After all the campaign. Nawaooh

Alloy Chikezie said...

They broke the law by operating without license, and That's the consequence

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Bonita Bislam said...

Journalists in the middle East & all these Islamic countries in Africa are like pawns.They've got no freedom whatsoever & their safety is as little as that of a mosquito flying in a sniper sprayed room
I pity em!

BONARIO NNAGS said...

Phew! I feel for them, after so much plea to have them set free.
I'm happy for Peter, even in his dreams, he shouldn't dream of Egypt.


~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

Unknown said...

I guess there is no press freedom in most African countries after all.











#TeamBlessed#

Unknown said...

I guess there is no press freedom in most African countries after all.











#TeamBlessed#

Unknown said...

Sh*t happen!

aproko manager said...

Na wa oooo

Unknown said...

Hmmmm

Unknown said...

Hian! Nna na wa o! Linda take note!

Unknown said...

Hian! Nna na wa o! Linda take note!

Unknown said...

Hian! Nna na wa o! Linda take note!

Unknown said...

Hmmm! Too bad

Unknown said...

a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said..
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Journalist sometimes like taking risk and they think they will get away with it.... Sorry for him though...... #NowPlaying>> where is vector: vector......
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

Unknown said...

Freedom for press is not free after all.

Blog It With Olivia said...

Imagine, αи∂ there are so many ppl doing that in my country, don't ask me which country am from or who are those doing that....they sure as hell know themselves!






#it will only GET bettER
#it MusT EnD in Praise

Blog It With Olivia said...

Imagine, αи∂ there are so many ppl doing that in my country, don't ask me which country am from or who are those doing that....they sure as hell know themselves!






#it will only GET bettER
#it MusT EnD in Praise

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now a crim to be a journalist


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Unknown said...

The case has took so long.

ary said...

They have already spent months in jail na

Anonymous said...

*took so long....ur English is pathetic.

Anonymous said...

I agree with d judiciary, they shd have sought permission or tried to get Egyptian license to practice in Egypt. Can our biggest journalist in Nigeria, whoever that is just enter Canada, UK, US, Germany....etc and broadcast without permission? We all know d ans, so inasmuch as I sympathize with them, they shd know they took a risk and shd do d right thng next time.

Unknown said...

Really feel sorry for them....

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