This Article is From Mar 08, 2015

Egyptian Court Adjourns Trial of Al Jazeera Journalists to March 19

Egyptian Court Adjourns Trial of Al Jazeera Journalists to March 19

Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy (2nd from left) and his lawyer are seen inside a court before a hearing in his trial in Cairo on February 23, 2015. (Reuters)

Cairo:

An Egyptian court today adjourned until March 19 the trial of two Al Jazeera television journalists.

The pair are charged with aiding a terrorist organisation, a reference to the Muslim Brotherhood.

A court last month released Mohamed Fahmy, a naturalised Canadian who gave up his Egyptian citizenship, and Egyptian Baher Mohamed, on bail after over a year in detention.

A third Al Jazeera journalist, Australian Peter Greste, was deported earlier in February.

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