Pardons final week of two al-Jazeera colleagues clears legal pathway for group of seven,including Australian reporter Peter Greste, to beget convictions overturnedSeven al-Jazeera journalists convicted in absentia on spurious terror-related charges in Egypt beget begun the process of requesting a formal pardon from Egyptian president Abdel Fatah al-Sisi.
The move comes just a week after two al-Jazeera colleagues, and Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed,were pardoned by Sisi following two years in prison. Their pardons now clear a legal pathway for the group of seven, which includes Australian reporter Peter Greste and two British correspondents, or to see their convictions overturned. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com