785 Ibrahim Eissa to Serve Two Months in Prison
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian appeals court sentenced the outspoken editor of a local independent daily newspaper to two months in prison on Sunday and the editor said he would show up to serve the sentence.
“I’ve decided to turn myself in,” Ibrahim Issa, executive editor of the al-Dustour newspaper, told Reuters.
Issa was not present when the verdict was announced, according to court sources.
“I believe this ruling opens the gates of hell to Egyptian journalism. It takes us back to square one,” he said.
Issa was sentenced to six months in jail with labour in March for publishing false news about President Hosni Mubarak’s health but was released pending appeal. [Full story]
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