Posted on 06/24/2015 9:35:42 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Jailed Al-Jazeera journalist Ahmed Mansour arrived back in Qatar on Tuesday, blaming his controversial two-day detention in Germany on pressure from the Egyptian government. […]
Speaking to reporters in Arabic, Mansour said: “There are lobbies that promote Sisi in the world and play the role of public relations. They put pressure on the German government, because the Egyptian government is rubbish and has no value.”
He added that his arrest had been “political”.
“From the first second, I knew I was innocent; I did not do anything wrong or hurt anyone. Everything for me was clear; I was strong all the time.”
German authorities released Mansour, 52, on Monday, having detained the prominent Arab TV journalist two days earlier at a Berlin airport in a move that baffled and angered rights and media groups. …
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Journalist or “priviledged beligerant”?
Stuff happens, Ahmed.
I’m sure there is at least one other side to this
story other than Mansour’s.
"There are lobbies that promote Sisi in the world and play the role of public relations. They put pressure on the German government, because the Egyptian government is rubbish and has no value."Yeah, that's why he lives in Qatar, the high-quality government.
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