Three al-Jazeera journalists accused of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood have been jailed for seven years in Cairo. The court convicted Peter Greste, Mohammed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed of spreading false news and supporting the now banned Brotherhood. The three had denied the charges.Nine defendants tried in absentia, including three foreign journalists, received 10-year sentences. Correspondents say evidence that had been put forward in court did nothing to support the serious charges. The judge was shown photographs from Greste's family holiday, a Sky Arabia report on cruelty to horses and a video of a press conference in Nairobi.
The three al-Jazeera journalists, who have been detained in Egypt for six months now, were each sentenced to seven years in jail. Mohamed was sentenced to a further three years in jail on a separate charge involving possession of weapons.
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