MEP calls on Foreign Minister to secure better prison conditions for Halawa - Boylan

The new Irish government must intervene at the highest level to obtain the release of Ibrahim Halawa, the Irish national detained in Egypt since 2013. So says the Sinn Fein MEP Lynn Boylan. The Dublin MEP’s calls come after Mr Halawa’s trial for alleged involvement in violent protests in Cairo, was recently postponed for the 13th  (thirteenth) time. Mr Halawa’s prison conditions, as well as the continuous postponement of his trial, have been widely condemned both in Ireland and internationally. Ms Boylan is calling on the outgoing Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan to secure better prison conditions for Mr Halawa whilst he awaits trial.

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