AN Australian man deported from Saudi Arabia, leaving his brother behind in prison for terrorism-related offences, has criticised the federal government for not doing enough to help them.
Junaid Thorne arrived back in Perth in the early hours of Friday, having spent many months in hiding following detention for protesting his older brother Shayden's imprisonment.
After turning himself in and a week of legal wrangling, Junaid was finally allowed to leave the country, landing in Western Australia to be met by relieved family and friends.
He has described the day of his older brother's arrest as "shocking", and spoke of his frustration at efforts to prove Shayden's innocence.
"Certainly the day of his arrest was one of the most shocking days of my life. To have him abducted in front of you, without the power to interfere. That was really shocking," Junaid told indigenous broadcaster NITV.
In May, Shayden was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in jail for extremist material that was found on a laptop in his possession, but maintains his innocence, saying he had borrowed the computer from a masjid, or mosque, in which he was staying.
When his year-long detention was revealed, Foreign Minister Bob Carr insisted the government had done all it could to help.
Junaid, however, feels differently.
"I was expecting a lot more from the Australian government. The thing is, I know they could have done more than what they actually did," he said.
Lawyer Abdul Jalil Al-Khalidy is working on an appeal for Shayden, which was due by Thursday, but an extension of up to a fortnight has been granted.
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