Sabry, a Sinai based journalist and a member of the "No to military trials" campaign was arrested in January 2013 and was accused of filming military areas on the borders.
This is the third military court's verdict concerning an Egyptian journalist issued by a military court in less than a month. He is also the first journalist from Sinai to be prosecuted in front of military court. Sabry was arrested in time of Morsi too.
By the way Sabry's camera, a Canon 6D was confiscated since his arrest and has not been returned to him yet.
On 5 October, a military court sentenced Sinai-based Al Masry Al Youm newspaper journalist Ahmed Abu-Deraa. Six months in jail. That sentence was later suspended. Abu Daraa was accused of publishing false news and rumors about military operations in Sinai. Abu Daraa praised the military judiciary after his release !!
The too close to the military and security apparatuses newspaper Al Watan is now demanding its journalist release.
The military trials for civilians have been causing a controversy recently as human rights activists demand to ban the military trials for civilians in the upcoming amended constitution.
It is one of the major points the army is insisting in the constitution. For record the Freedoms and rights committee is against it.
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