CAIRO, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Three Al Jazeera journalists were sentenced to three years in prison after being retried and found guilty Saturday of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood.
Canadian national Mohamed Fahmy, Egyptian Baher Mohamed and Australian Peter Greste were convicted of "spreading false news" and aiding the banned Muslim Brotherhood group. Fahmy was also sentenced to an additional six months for possessing a used bullet casing. The men have long denied the allegations.