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Egypt's President Sisi 'regrets' al-Jazeera trial
Source: BBC
7 July 2014 Last updated at 12:51 GMT
Egypt's President Sisi 'regrets' al-Jazeera trial
Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has said he wishes the three al-Jazeera journalists imprisoned last month had never been put on trial, reports say.
Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed were sentenced to between seven and 10 years in jail after being found guilty of aiding a "terrorist group".
Mr Sisi was quoted by the al-Masry al-Youm newspaper late on Sunday as saying the trial had "very negative effects".
His remarks received a mixed response from the journalists' families.
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Egypt's President Sisi 'regrets' al-Jazeera trial
Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has said he wishes the three al-Jazeera journalists imprisoned last month had never been put on trial, reports say.
Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed were sentenced to between seven and 10 years in jail after being found guilty of aiding a "terrorist group".
Mr Sisi was quoted by the al-Masry al-Youm newspaper late on Sunday as saying the trial had "very negative effects".
His remarks received a mixed response from the journalists' families.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-28192749
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