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Claim

Claim 283

Greste said the court presented no evidence and called the verdict political.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
Greste said the court presented no evidence and called the verdict political.
Field
effect_on_reporting
Value
Greste says no evidence was presented
About
incident 2013-egypt-al-jazeera-journalists-jailed
Source
Al Jazeera staff sentenced to jail in Egypt archived copy
Publisher
Al Jazeera
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2015-08-29

Quotation from the source

We did nothing wrong. The court presented no evidence. For us to be convicted as terrorists is outrageous. It can only be a political verdict. This is unethical