Egypt’s Journalists Syndicate board deputy chairman Gamal Fahmy refused to appear in front of the Court of Appeal on Tuesday. The Appeals Prosecution was scheduled to investigate a report against Fahmy for "publishing false news that threatens national security." The report was filed by the presidency’s legal affairs administration on 9 January. Fahmy is accused of publishing the intentional killing of El-Hosseiny Abou-Deif during clashes outside of Cairo’s presidential palace in December 2012. Abou-Deif passed away in the same month, following a one-week coma after being shot by an unknown assailant at the clashes. Source: Ahram Online