Sinn F\u00e9in\u2019s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Se\u00e1n Crowe TD, has asked people to remember the imprisoned Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa on international human rights day and called on the Government to do more to free him.<\/p>\n
Deputy Crowe said:<\/p>\n
\u201cIbrahim Halawa was detained and prisoned in Egypt when he was 17 years old and he will turn 20 in prison on the 13th<\/sup> of December. He has been subject to human rights violations while in prison and is incarcerated in appalling conditions.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis next trial date is on the 15th<\/sup> of December, although the trial has already been postponed 9 times, and will likely be postponed again. He has been imprisoned for over 2 years and the mass trial he will be part of means he has no real hope of receiving a just conclusion to his case.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis week I was extremely disappointed that the Labour and Fine Gael members of the Foreign Affairs Committee voted against inviting in Ibrahim\u2019s legal team for formal meeting, so that we could publically hear from them about the legal issues in Ibrahim\u2019s case.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey also have specific requests for the Irish Government, who are clearly not doing enough to ensure that Ibrahim is freed and allowed return home to Dublin.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday is international human rights day and I am calling on the Government to ensure that they work in cooperation with Ibrahim\u2019s legal to explore all legal opportunities and apply the upmost pressure on the Egyptian Government, at the highest level, to free this young Irish man.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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