Ambassador, Fahmy’s lawyer have ‘positive’ meeting with Egypt officials
The day after Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy was sentenced to three years in prison, his lawyer and Canada’s ambassador in Cairo met with senior Egyptian cabinet members in an effort to secure his freedom, according to one of Mr. Fahmy’s brothers.
Adel Fahmy told The Globe that Ambassador Troy Lulashnyk informed the Fahmy family that he met on Sunday with Justice Minister Ahmed el-Zend and with Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab to officially request that Mohamed Fahmy be pardoned or deported. The ambassador said Amal Clooney, Mr. Fahmy’s lawyer, also met with the two Egyptian ministers, Adel Fahmy added.
Source: www.theglobeandmail.com