Greste decision expected next week

Australian Peter Greste and two other Al Jazeera English reporters being tried in Egypt are expected to learn their fate next week.

Australian Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste

Egyptian prosecutors have demanded maximum sentences for Peter Greste and his Al Jazeera colleagues. (AAP)

The group are accused of aiding the country's blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood, and the court says it will issue a verdict on June 23.

Egyptian prosecutors have demanded the maximum penalty of 15 to 25 years in jail for all defendants.


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