Fahmy set for another day in a Cairo court

Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy, already put through the legal ringer by Egyptian authorities, could see a resolution of his case in Egypt on Saturday.

Fahmy is set to appear in a Cairo courtroom for a verdict in his trial on terror related charges, which most observers say are trumped up.

A verdict has already been postponed twice this summer after the judge presiding over his case was reportedly taken ill.

There are a number of possible outcomes on Saturday. Besides another postponement, they include an acquittal, credit for the 14 months Fahmy has already spent in prison, a suspended sentence or return to prison.

If Fahmy is ordered back to prison, his lawyer will file for a presidential pardon and for Fahmy to leave the country under a law that allows for the deportation of foreigners convicted of crimes.

The case began in December 2013 when Fahmy, the acting bureau Al Jazeera English in Cairo, was arrested along with two colleagues, Australian correspondent Peter Greste and Egyptian producer Baher Mohamed.

They were charged with supporting the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood and fabricating television footage to undermine Egypt’s national security. All denied the charges.

Human rights organizations around the world condemned the arrests, but in June, 2014 the three were convicted on terror-related charges and sentenced to between seven and 10 years in prison.

Earlier this year,  Fahmy and Mohammed were freed on bail to await a retrial with the proviso that they report to police every day. Mr. Greste was deported before proceedings could begin.

Fahmy gave up his Egyptian citizenship in hopes of being deported as well. That has yet to happen.

Fahmy’s parents moved to Canada from Egypt in 1991 when he was a child. He became a Canadian citizen with them.

He lived in Montreal and Vancouver for years before eventually moving abroad for work, which included covering stories for the New York Times and CNN.