Posted on 01/17/2015 11:07:11 PM PST by LibWhacker
British-Lebanese human rights lawyer urges Egyptian president to expedite release of Canadian-Egyptian reporter.
British-Lebanese human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has called on Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi to release and pardon an imprisoned Egyptian-Canadian journalist for Al Jazeera, whom she represents.
The attorney - who recently wed Hollywood star George Clooney - released a statement Friday, expressing disappointment over the lack of "concrete" progress toward the release of Mohamed Fahmy following a meeting with Egyptian and Canadian diplomats, Egypt's Al-Masry Al-Youm reported.
Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird expressed cautious optimism for Fahmy's release after talks with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shukri on Thursday.
“We hope that the Canadian government is resolved to continue the diplomatic process until Fahmy is released and can return home,” the paper quoted the statement as saying.
In the statement, Clooney pointed to Sisi, stating that he held the power to pardon the "bogus charges" against Fahmy, which lead to his conviction and sentence to seven year in jail.
Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy, Egyptian Baher Mohamed and Australian Peter Greste were sentenced last June to between seven and 10 years for spreading lies to help a "terrorist organization", a reference to Egypt's outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.
According to the Egyptian report, Clooney stressed that it was "essential that Fahmy be transferred to Canada as soon as possible, in compliance with Egyptian and Canadian laws and applicable international instruments."
In November, Sisi said the issue of a presidential pardon was under discussion. Egypt's High Court ordered a retrial of the men on January 1.
Rights groups and Western governments have criticized the detentions. Al Jazeera says the trial was flawed and has demanded the journalists' release.
Oh boy.
I always figured he’d marry a Muzzie to impress his lefty friends.
Al-Sisi has more credibility is his little toe than Clooney and all his clan and his colleagues and his wife’s extended goathumping relations and anyone who thinks they matter at all combined.
Maybe that was all of them, maybe not.
Amal Clooney is the Muslim Brotherhood’s replacement for Huma Abedin, after the Anthony Weiner debacle weakened Abedin’s influence. Her parents, like Abedin, are steeped in the Brotherhood, and linked to Hamas as well. She is PRETTY so she gets away with her Islamist/far-leftist hidden agenda and phony “legal” activities. But make no mistake, she is a very dangerous woman, especially since her husband will be sworn in as California Senator in 2 years’ time.
Charlton Heston on George Clooney:
“I guess class skips a generation”
Evidently a bloodthirsty evil seed that spans centuries can also be good in the sack.
She’s hardly a dilettante; she actually a pretty high profile attorney with a range of experience and an impressive client list.
I think Georgie has screwed his pooch by marrying this Muzzie animal.
What is it with lefties and loveless marriages?
They like to feel like victims.
They marry someone they’ll only tolerate or hate, so they can feel like victims and feel sorry for themselves.
SISI is looking good. Why is this dumb Hollywood “human right lawyer” involved in this. Dumb vile liberal!!
BTW she is CHRISTIAN Lebanese background
She’s being very unprofessional by speaking so publicly about a case. She’s supposed to maintain a professional demeanor at all times and should not be mouthing off no matter what.
Without Clooney she’s nothing. Not in the muslim world. This story never would’ve made the news without his name attached to it. Certainly, she would have had zero influence over al-Sisi without witless George standing next to her. Now suddenly she’s got some. Damned dilettante’s arrived. imo
“BTW she is CHRISTIAN Lebanese background”
Whoever told you that was wrong.
Both her parents are Muslims.
I’m not going to pretend I know more about this than either one of you. I don’t. I just became aware of it today. Wiki (and I’m aware of Wiki’s unreliable reputation) says her father is Druze and her mother muslim, with some commentators claiming that she, too, is muslim.
Besides being very good looking she has an incredible and serious resume. George married up...way up.
Oooops . . . My bad . . . I misread the headline, I thought it said ANAL not AMAL. And I thought “What’s George up to now?”.
and a radical lefty anti-semite
You are right. Her mother is Sunni////// Father is Drzuze Muslim which does have some Christian beliefs in it,
VERDICT! = Muzzzzzzie mixed up mutt
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