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Thursday, January 1, 2015

Egypt orders retrial for three Al-Jazeera journalists jailed Thursday Jan 01,2015

 Retrial: Egyptian Baher Mohamed (left), Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy (centre) and Australian journalist Peter Greste (right) pictured at an earlier hearing
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

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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