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Al-Jazeera journalists await trial verdict

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Update: 2014-06-23 01:12:00
Al-Jazeera journalists await trial verdict

DHAKA: An Egypt court will deliver verdicts in the case of three al-Jazeera journalists detained since December.

Peter Greste, Mohammed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed are accused of spreading false news and supporting the Muslim Brotherhood. They deny the charges.

The case has caused an international outcry, with rights groups saying the trial is politicized, news BBC. 

Australian PM Tony Abbott has appealed to Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi for Greste's release.

Prosecutors have asked the judge to sentence the men to between 15 and 25 years in prison.

The court is trying a total of 20 people, including nine al-Jazeera employees.

BDST: 1113 HRS, JUN 23, 2014

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