In our “Ideas from around the world” segment, this story out of Egypt:
Egypt’s al-Jazeera chief charged
The Cairo bureau chief of TV channel al-Jazeera has been charged with false reporting and released on bail after more than a day in custody.
Police had questioned Hussein Abdel Ghani over his coverage of the Sinai bombs earlier this week.
The interior ministry said the journalist had falsely reported a blast in eastern Sharkia province.
“I’m fine but I have had hardly any sleep for the past 40 hours,” the reporter told al-Jazeera by phone.
He was released on bail of 10,000 Egyptian pounds or $1,745 and charged with “propagating false news that can disturb national security and cause chaos”, according to al-Jazeera.
[…] A spokesman said: “[Hussein Abdel Ghani] said there were incidents in Sharkia and nothing happened. He’s spreading confusion.
“When he said there was an explosion in Sharkia, leading everyone to ask about it, about something that didn’t happen, where did he get that from?”
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This jailing policy cannot be invoked in Canada largely because there aren’t enough jails.
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