`` We 're obviously shocked , dismayed , really bewildered , '' says Australian PM . " I'm not sure what to do about this! " Peter Greste , Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed were detained last December . The Egyptian Embassy in London released a statement Monday , saying that the sentences were the result of `` a judicial process during which the court has examined this case over several sessions in the last six months '' and that the defense and prosecution were given `` full opportunity '' to present their cases . They are accused of spreading false news and conspiring with the Muslim Brotherhood .
`` We 're obviously shocked , dismayed , really bewildered , '' says Australian PM . " I'm not sure what to do about this! " Peter Greste , Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed were detained last December . They are accused of spreading false news and conspiring with the Muslim Brotherhood .