Australian journalist Peter Greste will be detained in solitary confinement in Egypt for at least another 15 days. Greste was arrested in Cairo in late December along with two colleagues, bureau chief Mohamed Adel Fahmy and producer Baher Mohamed. Egyptian authorities are accusing the crew of holding illegal meetings with members of the Muslim Brotherhood, which has been declared a terrorist group by the military-installed government. However, the trio says it was merely reporting all sides of the story. Grestes father, Juris Greste, spoke to his son this morning who said his detention has been extended. There is no end in sight. It could in fact go for up to two years, he said. He is in his third cycle of 15-day detentions, meaning by the end of it he will been in a maximum security prison for 45 days. And then another judge could extend the period of detention for further 45-day cycles to a maximum of two years. It is devastating.
Posted on: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 00:49:11 +0000
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