Updated June 23, 2014 17:46:21
A verdict is due for jailed Australian journalist Peter Greste and his Al Jazeera colleagues in Cairo.
Egyptian prosecutors had accused Greste of defaming Egypt and having ties to the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood.
Greste, along with his Al Jazeera colleagues Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, have been in detention since their arrest in late December.
Prosecutors are demanding the maximum penalty of between 15 and 20 years in jail for Greste and his co-accused.
Greste and his colleagues are among a group of 20 journalists charged by the Egyptian government in a case that has triggered international outrage about press freedom in Egypt.
Of that group, 16 are Egyptians accused with joining the Brotherhood, which was designated a terrorist organisation in the wake of the army ousting elected president Mohamed Morsi last July.
Topics:courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, journalism, information-and-communication, egypt, australia
First posted June 23, 2014 17:42:11
Entities 0 Name: Greste Count: 4 1 Name: Egypt Count: 3 2 Name: Al Jazeera Count: 2 3 Name: Muslim Brotherhood Count: 1 4 Name: Peter Greste Count: 1 5 Name: Mohamed Fahmy Count: 1 6 Name: Cairo Count: 1 7 Name: Baher Mohamed Count: 1 8 Name: australia Count: 1 9 Name: Brotherhood Count: 1 10 Name: Mohamed Morsi Count: 1 Related 0 Url: http://ift.tt/1pzlDEj Title: Cairo court set to announce verdict in trial of three al-Jazeera journalists Description: Egypt's commitment to free speech will be tested on Monday, with a Cairo court set to announce a verdict in the trial of three al-Jazeera English journalists accused of aiding terrorists, doctoring footage and endangering Egypt's national security.
