Greste family start fresh attempt to free son
Jailed Al Jazeera journalist’s family hire new lawyers to lodge appeal, and set up website to raise funds for campaign.
Published On 7 Jul 2014
The family of jailed Al Jazeera journalist, Peter Greste, has launched a new campaign to secure his freedom.
Andrew Greste, Peter’s brother, said the family would hire new lawyers to launch an appeal, and have set up a website to take donations from supporters.
Peter Greste, and colleagues Baher Mohamed and Mohamed Fahmy, were jailed in Egypt after a court convicted them of spreading false news, a charge the Doha-based network has dismissed.
Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi reports.
Source: Al Jazeera