Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy has suffered another setback in a Cairo courtroom.
His retrial on what most international observers say are trumped up terror-related charges has been postponed to March 8.
The decision came Monday after a brief hearing for Mr. Fahmy and fellow Al
Al-Jazeera English journalist, Egyptian Baher Mohammed.
Mr. Fahmy, Al-Jazeera’s Cairo bureau chief, was arrested on Dec. 29, 2013 along with Mr. Mohamed and Australian Peter Greste.
The three were convicted of terror related charges and sentenced to between seven and 10 years.
Earlier this month, Mr. Fahmy and Mr. Mohammed were freed on bail to await the retrial with the proviso that they report to police every day. Mr. Greste was deported before proceedings could begin.
Mr. Fahmy gave up his Egyptian citizenship in hopes of being deported as well. That has yet to happen.
He has criticized the Canadian government and Al-Jazeera for not doing enough to help win his freedom.
Mr. Fahmy’s parents moved to Canada from Egypt in 1991 when he was a child. He became a Canadian citizen with them.
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