The Perth-born man convicted of terrorism-related offences in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison, his lawyer says.
Shayden Thorne, 25, has been held in a prison outside the Saudi capital Riyadh for more than a year after he was found with terrorist material on a laptop that he borrowed from a masjid, or mosque, in which he was staying.
His lawyer, Abdaljalil Alkhalidy, said Thorne was convicted and sentenced in a Jeddah court on Wednesday after confessing under duress.
"There is no sufficient evidence that condemns Shayden besides his acknowledgment of the alleged accusations," Mr Alkhalidy said.
"This acknowledgement was extracted by force and under a lot of suffering and pressure.
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"However, there is no proof that force was used against Shayden. That's why it is difficult to eliminate his confession as a conviction."
He said some of the charges were vague and very difficult to prove or deny.
Shayden and his 23-year-old brother Junaid - who is being sought by Saudi authorities and who was previously imprisoned for two months for protesting his brother's imprisonment - are born Muslims and were fathered by an Aboriginal man from the Noongar people of Western Australia.
The family moved to Saudi Arabia in 1996 but their mother returned to Perth after separating from the men's father.
SBS has not yet had official confirmation by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
