Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed are likely to be freed on Thursday night after being arrested in December 2013 on trumped-up charges of helping terrorists and spreading false news. Fahmy must put up 250,000 Egyptian pounds (£21,000) for his freedom. He is considered a flight risk because of him being a dual Canadian-Egyptian national. But Mohamed, and several students tried alongside them, have no fee to pay.
Fahmy had expected to be deported to Canada, following Greste’s example. But after a public debate about whether foreigners should be released while Egyptians continue to be detained on the same charges, Fahmy’s deportation was delayed – despite him renouncing his Egyptian passport – and now seems to have been ruled out completely.
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