Greste ‘angst’ for jailed colleagues

Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste says he is relieved to be free, but feels “incredible angst” at leaving behind two of his colleagues in jail in Egypt.

Mr Greste was freed from prison and deported on Sunday, after 400 days behind bars. He is now in Cyprus, en route to Australia.

Mr Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed were arrested in 2013 on charges of spreading false news and aiding the Muslim Brotherhood.

Mr Fahmy and Mr Mohamed remain jailed.

In an interview with Al-Jazeera, Mr Greste described his release as “a massive step forward” for the Egyptian authorities.

“I just hope that Egypt keeps going down that path with the others,” the Australian journalist added.

Mr Fahmy, who holds dual Egyptian and Canadian citizenship, could be freed if he renounces his Egyptian nationality, presidential sources say.

But there are still concerns about Mr Mohamed, an Egyptian who holds no dual nationality.

BBC