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| Egyptian president urged to free al-Jazeera reporter | Egyptian president urged to free al-Jazeera reporter |
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| The two brothers of jailed al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste have said that they will push for the Egyptian president to release him by decree. | The two brothers of jailed al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste have said that they will push for the Egyptian president to release him by decree. |
| They will be urging the president to use a decree he issued last year that allows him to deport foreigners in prison or on trial. | They will be urging the president to use a decree he issued last year that allows him to deport foreigners in prison or on trial. |
| The brothers were disappointed that Mr Greste and two co-defendants were not freed at a court hearing on Thursday. | The brothers were disappointed that Mr Greste and two co-defendants were not freed at a court hearing on Thursday. |
| The trio were appealing against their convictions for spreading false news. | The trio were appealing against their convictions for spreading false news. |
| Instead, the court ordered a retrial, but said the three must remain in custody pending the start of that new trial within a month. | Instead, the court ordered a retrial, but said the three must remain in custody pending the start of that new trial within a month. |
| Mr Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed have spent a year in jail after being arrested in December 2013 and later sentenced to between seven and 10 years in prison on charges of collaborating with the banned Muslim Brotherhood after the overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi by the military in 2013. | Mr Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed have spent a year in jail after being arrested in December 2013 and later sentenced to between seven and 10 years in prison on charges of collaborating with the banned Muslim Brotherhood after the overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi by the military in 2013. |
| The three insist that they are innocent and that they were simply reporting the news. | The three insist that they are innocent and that they were simply reporting the news. |
| 'Next best result' | 'Next best result' |
| Mr Greste's brother Andrew said that the court ruling meant that the journalist was an innocent man in prison and that it was time for President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi to "step in and honour what he has said in the past". | Mr Greste's brother Andrew said that the court ruling meant that the journalist was an innocent man in prison and that it was time for President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi to "step in and honour what he has said in the past". |
| The president has said previously that he wished the journalists had been deported rather than being put on trial. | The president has said previously that he wished the journalists had been deported rather than being put on trial. |
| "The best option to get Peter home is for the president to issue a decree and get [our brother] repatriated," Andrew Greste said. | "The best option to get Peter home is for the president to issue a decree and get [our brother] repatriated," Andrew Greste said. |
| He pointed out that the coming days - until the start of the retrial - provided the president with an important window of opportunity to do this. | |
| The Greste family says that while Thursday's ruling had come as a disappointing surprise, it was still a "step in the right direction" and the "next best result". | The Greste family says that while Thursday's ruling had come as a disappointing surprise, it was still a "step in the right direction" and the "next best result". |
| The ruling came as prosecutors acknowledged major problems with the verdict against the trio. | The ruling came as prosecutors acknowledged major problems with the verdict against the trio. |
| Al-Jazeera has called on the authorities to release its journalists quickly. | Al-Jazeera has called on the authorities to release its journalists quickly. |
| Two of them are foreign nationals - Mr Greste, a former BBC correspondent, is Australian, and his producer colleague Mr Fahmy holds Egyptian and Canadian citizenship. | Two of them are foreign nationals - Mr Greste, a former BBC correspondent, is Australian, and his producer colleague Mr Fahmy holds Egyptian and Canadian citizenship. |
| The three journalists were convicted in June - with Mr Fahmy and Mr Greste jailed for seven years and Mr Mohamed for 10 years. | The three journalists were convicted in June - with Mr Fahmy and Mr Greste jailed for seven years and Mr Mohamed for 10 years. |
| An al-Jazeera spokesman called on the Egyptian authorities to free the men quickly or risk harming Egypt's image in the eyes of the world. | An al-Jazeera spokesman called on the Egyptian authorities to free the men quickly or risk harming Egypt's image in the eyes of the world. |
| Mr Fahmy's brother Adel said he had "hoped for more" - that his brother would be freed, at least on bail. | Mr Fahmy's brother Adel said he had "hoped for more" - that his brother would be freed, at least on bail. |
| But Mr Greste's lawyer Chris Flynn described the ruling as being "a positive result" if not the "complete vindication that we were hoping for". | But Mr Greste's lawyer Chris Flynn described the ruling as being "a positive result" if not the "complete vindication that we were hoping for". |
| "It does, however, recognise... that the original trial processes contain some flaws... and we think overall provides an opportunity for the president to consider perhaps some other measures such as deportation without any further judicial action in Egypt," he said. | "It does, however, recognise... that the original trial processes contain some flaws... and we think overall provides an opportunity for the president to consider perhaps some other measures such as deportation without any further judicial action in Egypt," he said. |
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