Three Al-Jazeera English journalists - Egyptian Baher Mohamed (left), Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy (centre) and Australian journalist Peter Greste (right)serving lengthy prison sentences since Dec 2013 in Egypt will face a retrial.
Mohamed Fahmy and Peter Greste were sentenced to seven years in prison at their initial trial, while Baher Mohamed got 10 years - three more because he was found with a spent bullet casing
Mohamed Fahmy and Peter Greste were sentenced to seven years in prison at their initial trial, while Baher Mohamed got 10 years - three more because he was found with a spent bullet casing
They were accused of being members of the
Muslim Brotherhood, fabricating news and harming national security, and
calling for a civil war in Egypt.
The
appeals court in Cairo will now decide the fate of Canadian-Egyptian
Mohamed Fahmy, Australian journalist Peter Greste and Egyptian Baher
Mohamed.
However,
they were not granted bail at the short hearing at the Court of
Cassation today. The men have been held since December 2013
The three
journalists did not attend the brief hearing that began around 9am local
time, but defence lawyers said they believed a retrial for the men
would be held within a month.
Defence
attorney Mostafa Nagy said: 'They will not be released until they
appear before the new chamber, which will decide whether to release them
or not.'
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