Update: President Al-Sisi pardons two of three Al Jazeera English journalists

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On Wednesday, September 23, on the first day of Eid Al-Adha, a presidential spokesman announced that President Al-Sisi has issued a decree pardoning two of the three Al Jazeera English journalists re-convicted last month and sentenced to three years of imprisonment: Canadian (formerly Egyptian-Canadian) Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian Baher Mohamed. But, apparently not previously deported Australian Peter Greste. 

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Presidential Pardon in the Al-Jazeera English Journalists Case?

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In the aftermath of the re-convictions on Saturday of the three Al-Jazeera English defendants—Mohamed Fahmy, Baher Mohamed, and Peter Greste—there are three viable legal paths forward: appeal, deportation, and presidential pardon. Not all paths are open to all three men, and each path has its advantages and disadvantages. Will President Al-Sisi defuse the situation with a pardon?

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Al-Jazeera English Journalists ("Marriott Cell") Case

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Al-Jazeera English Journalists ("Marriott Cell") Case

The original trial and conviction of three Al-Jazeera English journalists attracted a huge amount of negative news media attention and was hugely damaging to the reputation of the Egyptian judiciary. But, far more important than the proceedings and rulings of the trial court, and what far more accurately reflects the standards of Egyptian justice, is the reasoning behind the subsequent reversal—more like repudiation—of the trial court's rulings on appeal to the Court of Cassation.

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