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| Subject: Egypt's immoral prosecution calls for maximum sentence for al-Jazeera journalists Fri Jun 06, 2014 2:44 am | |
| Egypt's prosecution has called for the maximum sentence for al-Jazeera journalists – including Australian Peter Greste – who are on trial for colluding with the Muslim Brotherhood to produce false news to defame Egypt.
Mr Greste faces a maximum of seven years in prison, while his colleagues Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian Baher Mohamed face 15 years detention.
Caught up in a 10-month long security crackdown against the now banned Muslim Brotherhood, the journalists say they are the victims of Egypt's sustained vendetta against Qatar, a key supporter of the Brotherhood and the owner of the international Jazeera news network.
http://www.smh.com.au/world/prosecution-wants-maximum-sentence-for-aljazeera-journalists-including-australian-20140606-zrzas.html |
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