Egypt summons British ambassador over Al-Jazeera journalists’ verdict comment

Speaking to television cameras in Arabic after the verdict, Casson said he was concerned it could "undermine confidence in the basis of Egypt's stability, both in Egypt and abroad."

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Al Jazeera television journalists Mohamed Fahmy (L) and Baher Mohamed (2nd L) talk before hearing the verdict at a court in Cairo, Egypt, August 29, 2015. An Egyptian court sentenced three Al Jazeera TV journalists to three years in prison on Saturday for operating without a press licence and broadcasting material harmful to Egypt, a case that has triggered an international outcry. (Source: Reuters)

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the British ambassador over comments he made in court after a judge sentenced three Al-Jazeera English journalists to three years prison each for reporting “false news.”

The ministry said on Sunday it objected to John Casson’s comments, calling them “unacceptable interference” in the country’s judiciary.

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The court sentenced the three journalists on Saturday, sparking international outcry in the latest attack on free speech in the country.

Speaking to television cameras in Arabic after the verdict, Casson said he was concerned it could “undermine confidence in the basis of Egypt’s stability, both in Egypt and abroad.”

The comments were posted on the British Embassy’s Facebook page, and were met with a wave of negative reaction in Arabic and English.

First uploaded on: 30-08-2015 at 16:58 IST

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