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Al Jazeera journalists' families outraged by prison sentence

2014-06-24 60 Dailymotion

The sentence handed down by an Egyptisn judge for three Al Jazeera journalists sparked outrage from family members.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: BROTHER OF SENTENCED JOURNALIST PETER GRESTE, MIKE GRESTE, SAYING:<br/> <br />"Wrong verdict. I do not know how the judge came to that decision. I'd be very interested to hear his reasons for giving that verdict. It does not make any sense."<br/> <br />Australian Peter Greste, Canadian Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed were sentenced to seven years in jail, after being convicted of "aiding a terrorist organisation" by spreading lies. Mohamed is looking at a 10 year sentence due to an additional separate charge involving possession of ammunition.<br/> <br />Fahmy's brother, Adel.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: BROTHER OF SENTENCED JOURNALIST MOHAMED FADEL FAHMY, ADEL FADEL FAHMY, SAYING (ARABIC):<br/> <br />"This is clear cut corruption. It is a corrupt and politicized case and everything is wrong in this case," he said.<br/> <br />In Brisbane, Australia -- Greste's parents who have been followi

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