Al Jazeera provided terrorist orgs with money, cameras: conference

CAIRO – 22 June 2017: Former Al-Jazeera Cameraman Mohamed Fawzy accused the Qatari network of supporting terrorist organizations with money and broadcasting equipment, during a Thursday press conference held in Washington.

Two former Al Jazeera journalists, Canadian – Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian Mohamed Fawzy held a press conference, title “Al Jazeera on trial| to reveal Doha’s foreign agenda in the region.

Fawzy slammed the network for “betraying them” while knowing that their work in Egypt was illegal.

He added that the Al Jazeera network “was not only biased in favor of terrorist organizations, but it also provided them with cameras, money and broadcasting equipment, in contradiction with the concepts of fair press and citizen journalism, and to Egyptian laws,” Fawzy added.

Egyptian-Canadian Journalist Mohamed Fahmy also said that Qatar-owned al Jazeera network is sponsoring groups of the outlawed Muslim brotherhood and al-Qaeda-affiliate in Syria Al Nusra.

During the conference, Fawzy said he worked as a photojournalist for more than two decades, during which he covered most important events of the world, adding: “I have never thought of publishing false or biased news.”

The Al-Jazeera Network coverage of Egypt has been repeatedly slammed by the government over backing the former ruling of the ousted President Mohamed Morsi and the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group. Its offices were closed in the country and the channel was blocked.