Egypt's Sisi wishes Al Jazeera journalists had been deported, not tried - newspaper


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  • Monday, 07 Jul 2014

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said he wished the imprisoned Al Jazeera journalists, convicted of aiding "a terrorist group", had been deported and not put on trial, a newspaper reported on Monday.

Sisi's comments sparked hope for the family of Australian reporter Peter Greste who, along with colleagues Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, was jailed last month for 10 years.

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