Egypt’s foreign ministry has expressed its objection to foreign criticism of Egypt’s judiciary and its rulings, following a verdict on Monday that sent three Al Jazeera journalists – an Australian, an Egyptian-Canadian and an Egyptian – to prison for “spreading false news.”
“The foreign ministry strongly rejects any comment from a foreign body which expresses suspicion of the independence of the Egyptian judiciary and the fairness of its rulings,” the ministry said in a statement.
Western countries flooded Egypt with criticism following the verdict. Egyptian envoys in Australia and the Netherlands were summoned. A Dutch journalist was sentenced in absentia along with 11 others.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Egypt’s ambassador to the UK would be summoned over the verdict.
“The ministry rejects the use of expressions and formulations which violate acceptable diplomatic norms,” the statement said, adding that foreign intervention in internal Egyptian affairs is rejected by the ministry and Egyptians…
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