Defence lawyer: Journalists will still have to stay in Egypt
The highest court in Egypt has ordered a retrial of three television journalists convicted of aiding the banned Muslim Brotherhood.
The announcement was made at a brief hearing in Cairo.
The three, who work for the Qatar-based television channel al-Jazeera, include a former BBC correspondent, Peter Greste.
They received sentences of between seven and 10 years at their original trial.
Defence lawyer Negad El-Boraie, representing Mohamed Fahmy, explained the latest developments to the BBC outside the court.
01 Jan 2015
- From the section Middle East