Egypt President refuses pardon for journalists

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Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi on Tuesday said he will not interfere in court rulings, rebuffing calls from the US and other Western Govts that he pardon or commute the sentences of three Al-Jazeera journalists handed heavy prison terms a day earlier.The verdict of seven years in prison against the journalists brought a landslide of international condemnation. Rights groups described their 5-month trial as a sham, with no evidence presented to back the terrorism related charges against them, saying they were being punished simply for reporting on protests by backers of ousted  President.

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