Condemnation of verdict as Egypt court finds Baher Mohamed, Mohamed Fahmy, and Peter Greste guilty in delayed trial.
After months of delay and a completely absurd trial the Egyptian judiciary have sentenced 3 Al Jazeera journalists to three years in prison,
A Cairo court has sentenced three Al Jazeera journalists to three years in jail after finding them guilty of "aiding a terrorist organisation".
Egyptian Baher Mohamed, Canadian Mohamed Fahmy and Australian Peter Greste were all handed three year jail sentences when the court delivered the verdict on Saturday.
Mohamed was sentenced to an additional six months for possession of a spent bullet casing.
The verdict was immediately slammed by Al Jazeera Media Network's Acting Director General Dr Mostefa Souag, who said: " 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.
"The whole case has been heavily politicised and has not been conducted in a free and fair manner."
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