CAIRO: Al-Jazeera English journalist Mohammed Fahmy, who faces a retrial in Egypt after more than a year behind bars on terrorism-related charges, says he has filed a lawsuit in Canada against the Al-Jazeera network.

At a press conference Fahmy, who at the time of his arrest was Al-Jazeera English’s acting bureau chief in Egypt, accused the Qatari-funded network of endangering him and his colleagues.

“Now, I will sue them at any cost, and I will win,” said Fahmy. “They don’t seem to understand that they cannot continue to challenge the sovereignty of governments, put the story ahead of the safety of their employees, and assume that they will continue to get away with it.”

His lawyer Joanna Gialason said that the lawsuit filed at the British Columbia Supreme Court on May 5 seeks $100 million in punitive and remedial damages and accuses Al-Jazeera of negligence, negligent misrepresentation and breach of contract.

He said Al-Jazeera’s local affiliate Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr provided cameras to Brotherhood members and took raw footage from them, without making Al-Jazeera English staff aware of their practices.