Egypt rejects 'any foreign criticism' of three-year jail sentences for Al-Jazeera journalists

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the British ambassador in Cairo to protest comments he made after a judge sentenced three Al-Jazeera English journalists to three years prison each for reporting “false news”.

The ministry said in a statement that John Casson’s comments were “unacceptable interference” in the country’s judiciary, and “incompatible with diplomatic norms and practices”.