Egypt’s President Pardons al-Jazeera Journalists; Mohamed Fahmy Plans To Leave For Canada
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi pardoned Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed today, nearly two years after they and fellow al-Jazeera reporter Peter Greste were convicted and sentenced to three years in prison for supporting the Muslim Brotherhood among other crimes. Mr. Greste was deported to his native Australia some time ago, but Mr. Fahmy, a dual Canadian-Egyptian citizen, and Mr. Mohamed remained in jail. Mr. Fahmy plans to depart Egypt for Canada soon.