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Egypt: Verdict in M. Fahmy re-trial postponed to Aug 8

By Staff, The Canadian Press on July 30, 2015

mohammed fahmy canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy listens to his lawyer, Khaled Abou Bakr, during his retrial in a courtroom, of Tora prison, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, June 1, 2015.

CAIRO – Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy confirms that a verdict in his re-trial in Cairo has been postponed until Aug. 8.

Fahmy, who faced widely denounced terror charges and had spent more than a year in prison before a successful appeal of an earlier conviction, says no reason has yet been given for the postponement.

via Verdict in Mohamed Fahmy re-trial postponed until Aug. 8 | Globalnews.ca.

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