` ` We 're obviously shocked , dismayed , really bewildered , '' says Australian PM . He says sentencing is ` ` unjust '' and calls for immediate release of journalists . In an interview on Al Jazeera shortly after the verdicts were read , Amnesty International Director Steve Crawshaw deplored what he called an `` outrageous ruling '' and called the convictions an `` absolute affront to justice . '' Peter Greste , Ahmed Ahmed and Ahmed Mohamed were arrested last December . They are accused of spreading false news and links with the Muslim Brotherhood .
` ` We 're obviously shocked , dismayed , really bewildered , '' says Australian PM . He says sentencing is ` ` unjust '' and calls for immediate release of journalists . Peter Greste , Ahmed Ahmed and Ahmed Mohamed were arrested last December . They are accused of spreading false news and links with the Muslim Brotherhood .