BBC News, April 30, 2010
The convictions were a “badge of honour” Mr Nasrallah said
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The leader of the Lebanese Shia militia Hezbollah has strongly criticised the Egyptian courts for jailing men accused of working for the group.
Hassan Nasrallah said the judgement by the Security Court in Cairo was “unjust and politicised” in an interview with an Arabic TV station.
He said he would seek “political and diplomatic means” to get their release.
The 26 men were sentenced by the court for planning terrorist attacks on ships and tourist sites.
Tags: charges of spreading shia ideology, Egypt, Egyptian support for blockade of Gaza, Hezbollah, punishment
