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| Egypt 'charges' three al-Jazeera English journalists | |
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| The three journalists detained in Egypt last month while working for al-Jazeera English have been charged, reports say. | |
| State prosecutors accused them of using unlicensed equipment, broadcasting false news to disturb public order, and possessing fake footage. | State prosecutors accused them of using unlicensed equipment, broadcasting false news to disturb public order, and possessing fake footage. |
| Some had confessed to being members of a terrorist group, they added. | Some had confessed to being members of a terrorist group, they added. |
| But al-Jazeera is seeking clarification from the authorities on whether the trio, who it says were just doing their jobs, have been formally charged. | |
| On Monday, representatives of international media organisations appealed for an end to the "arbitrary imprisonment" of Australian reporter Peter Greste, Canadian Cairo bureau chief Mohammed Fahmy and Egyptian producer Baher Mohamed. | |
| The arrests had "cast a cloud over press and media freedom in Egypt," a letter signed by more than 40 editors and journalists warned. | The arrests had "cast a cloud over press and media freedom in Egypt," a letter signed by more than 40 editors and journalists warned. |
| The Egyptian authorities have accused al-Jazeera of bias in favour of the Brotherhood since the army ousted President Mohammed Morsi in July. | |
| The statement reportedly issued by prosecutors said their investigations showed that Mr Greste, Mr Fahmy and Mr Mohamed had been intending to gather material and tamper with it in order that al-Jazeera could broadcast "fabricated footage that had nothing to do with reality". | |
| The network had the "objective of distorting Egypt's image abroad, damaging its political standing, and making the international public believe that the unreal footage showed what was happening in Egypt and that the country was witnessing a civil war", the prosecutors alleged. | |
| "This aims to serve the objectives of the international organisation of the terrorist group and provoke the international community against Egypt," they added, apparently referring to the Brotherhood. |