Judge Hassan Farid sentenced Egyptian-Canadian Mohamed Fahmy, Egyptian Baher Mohamed, and Australian Peter Greste after they were found guilty of “spreading false news” and accused of aiding the banned Muslim Brotherhood.
Mr. Greste was deported in February and was sentenced in absentia, while Mr. Fahmy and Mr. Mohamed were immediately taken into custody. The three were given longer prison terms during their original sentencing in July 2014, but a retrial was called for based on the lack of evidence.
