“It has been proven beyond reasonable doubt that the al-Jazeera media
channel has dedicated its broadcasting to the service and support of
the Muslim Brotherhood faction and that they have permanently sided with
them at the expense of their media ethics,” the ruling said. “This
provides enough ground for a conviction of belonging to a group based on
violations of the law.”
The ruling also said the three operated without press credentials and secretly worked at the Marriott hotel in central Cairo without a permit. The journalists and the network deny the accusations. Al-Jazeera said it would appeal.
After last weekend’s ruling, Mohamed and Fahmy were imprisoned, while Greste had been deported previously.
The case, which was widely condemned by the international community, has become an embarrassment for the Egyptian president Abdel Fatah al-Sisi.
Last week, the human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, who acts for Fahmy, said Sisi must pardon the men.
“It’s ironic that the conviction was for tarnishing Egypt’s reputation when ... this [case] is what’s tarnished Egypt’s image,” Clooney told the BBC. “I do think he’s aware of that and he has a way to
The ruling also said the three operated without press credentials and secretly worked at the Marriott hotel in central Cairo without a permit. The journalists and the network deny the accusations. Al-Jazeera said it would appeal.
After last weekend’s ruling, Mohamed and Fahmy were imprisoned, while Greste had been deported previously.
The case, which was widely condemned by the international community, has become an embarrassment for the Egyptian president Abdel Fatah al-Sisi.
Last week, the human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, who acts for Fahmy, said Sisi must pardon the men.
“It’s ironic that the conviction was for tarnishing Egypt’s reputation when ... this [case] is what’s tarnished Egypt’s image,” Clooney told the BBC. “I do think he’s aware of that and he has a way to
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