Greste prepares for verdict in terrorism retrial
Australian journalist Peter Greste expects to find out this evening whether he and two Al Jazeera colleagues have been convicted again of terrorism charges in Egypt.
The verdict in their retrial was due last Thursday but the hearing was adjourned, with no reason given.
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Mr Greste and colleagues Baher Mohamed and Mohamed Fahmy were jailed last year for spreading false news and supporting the banned Muslim Brotherhood during their coverage of the turmoil following the ousting of president Mohamed Morsi in 2013.
An appeals court ordered a retrial and, after more than 400 days in jail, the three journalists were released.
Mr Greste was deported and his colleagues were freed on bail.
Mr Greste couldn’t return to Egypt without violating his deportation order and is being tried in absentia.
The Cairo verdict is expected after 6pm AEST.