Peter Greste: lawyer says release not imminent as deportation request lodged

Journalist Peter Greste has formally lodged paperwork with the Egyptian government, seeking his deportation from the country where he has been imprisoned for more than a year. But his release from prison could still be weeks or months away, as the new presidential power to deport foreign prisoners is tested for the first time. “But we’ve not received any formal indications that a deal has been done,” Flynn said. “We understand that there are ongoing discussions with respect to the application going on between Dfat and their Egyptian counterparts.”

This story is basically based on the fact that Peter has been prisoned in an Arabic country and he wants to try get back in Australia. His family has also filed a report to ask for him back. Everyone thought that maybe he was one step closer to get back to Australia however the changes in the government shows that this might take longer than expected.