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Sisi ‘Will Free Ibrahim
IRISH EXAMINER | January 18th, 2017 Kenny Asked Not To
Present Bowl Of Shamrock
Halawa Once Trial Is Over’ To Trump
Shortly after we went to press Amnesty International has in clear violation of his human
last week Amnesty declared Ibrahim a Prisoner of rights, and in breach of interna-
International welcomed Conscience. tional and Egyptian law. He

reports that Egyptian President Based on a thorough review should be immediately and

el-Sisi said that Ibrahim Halawa of his case, the organisation has unconditionally released. `

will be released and returned to determined that he could not “Though this news is wel-

Ireland upon completion of his have committed the serious come, it is dependent on the

trial. crimes which he was accused completion of his mass trial

Reports suggest that of. which does not meet fair trial

President Sisi confirmed this He has been imprisoned standards required under inter- People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett

news to a cross party Oireactas solely for peacefully exercising national law. Though this The Taoiseach Enda Kenny is being called on not to present the
delegation visiting Ibrahim in his right to freedom of expres- report might appear encourag- incoming US President Donald Trump with a bowl of shamrock
prison in Cairo. sion and freedom of assembly. ing, Ibrahim’s return to Ireland this St Patrick’s Day.
is dependent upon the comple- People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett says it would
Egyptian President Abdel “Ibrahim has spent almost tion of an unfair judicial send a powerful message, to the Trump administration and the
Fattah el Sisi three and a half years in prison

process which shows no sign of global community, if Enda Kenny broke the tradition.
coming to a conclusion.
A protest against Mr Trump’s inauguration is being planned
“Since his arrest in August to take place in Dublin on Friday.

2013, Amnesty International A series of other demonstrations, in opposition to Donald

have been calling for Ibrahim’s Trump’s policies, are also expected to take place in other cities

release. around the world on Friday.

“It is long past time that the Richard Boyd Barrett thinks Enda Kenny and the Irish

Egyptian authorities respect Government should make a statement by not going to meet

international human rights law president Trump in March: “I mean obviously the Irish state will
and allow this young Irish citi- have to have business type meetings with the American govern-
zen to return home,” said ment.
“We are not suggesting that that can’t happen but to go in a
Colm O’Gorman, Executive
Director of Amnesty very public way and legitimize Trump and what he represents
would be a completely wrong thing to do.” C
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