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Jailed Australian journalist asks to be deported from Egypt

– ‘Uncharted waters’ –

Andrew Greste said the family hoped a decision would be reached within the next few days, but that they did not expect to speak to Peter until Sunday.

“We just see the next couple of days as a pivotal point in the case and a perfect opportunity for the (Australian and Egyptian) governments to exchange information and views and hopefully come to a decision on a deportation,” he said.

Mohamed’s wife Jihan welcomed the retrial as a “small but positive step towards my husband being freed”.

“This past year has been the worst year of my and my children’s lives,” she added.

Fahmy’s fiancee Marwa Omara said before Thursday’s ruling that a request had been filed to deport him to Canada if a retrial was ordered.

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Greste could be transferred back to Australia under the decree, although it had yet to be tested.

“The law is not very clear. It is a new law. But it does provide for a couple of options for prisoners to be transferred back to their home country – in this case, Australia,” Bishop told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. READ: Egypt president says ‘won’t interfere’ in Jazeera trial.

“As I understand it, the law would operate such that he would come back to Australia to face legal proceedings in Australia.”

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Andrew Greste said the lack of a precedent for the decree meant his brother’s legal situation was in “uncharted waters”, but added: “I would like to think that the decree was enacted for a reason to be used.”

If the deportation application fails, the brothers said Greste’s lawyer would apply for bail at the retrial, which they had been advised could start in 45 days.

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