Despite being released from an Egyptian prison and deported from the country earlier this year, Australian journalist Peter Greste still faces an uncertain future.
The Egyptian courts are pushing on with charges against him - including of supporting the banned Muslim Brotherhood movement.
Trial in absentia in Egypt carries an automatic conviction.
Though he's now safe in Australia, Mr Greste has vowed to continue the fight to clear his name.
"I'm not on the run. I'm not trying to escape or evade justice. I'm not there because the president kicked me out. Not because I'm a fugitive," he told SBS.
Mr Greste has offered to give evidence to the court via video-link but is yet to receive an official response.
"I'm not on the run. I'm not trying to escape or evade justice. I'm not there because the president kicked me out. Not because I'm a fugitive."
"If that doesn't work then I'm not quite sure what the next step is. We just have to take each stage as it comes."
Mr Greste held grave fears for the men tried alongside him - Baher Mohamed and Mohamed Fahmy - who are out on bail but still in Egypt.
"This trial hanging over their heads has been a pretty heavy burden for everybody and obviously the consequences of a conviction for them are much more serious than they are for me," he said.
Peter Greste is an award-winning correspondent who has reported across the Middle East, Latin America and Africa.
He said a terrorism conviction could mean the end of his career.
"Any country that has an extradition treaty with Egypt, I wouldn't be able to travel to. It's most of the Middle East, most of the African Union - areas that have been my stock in trade for most of the past 20 years."
The next court hearing in Egypt is on June 1.
Watch the extended interview with Peter Greste in the video player above.
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