Health expert to check on Ibrahim Halawa’s condition in Egyptian prison

The Government is sending a health expert to check on the condition of 21-year-old Irishman Ibrahim Halawa who has been in jail without trial in Egypt for more than three years.

He was 17 when he was arrested with three of his sisters during a siege at the Al-Fath mosque in Cairo in 2013.

It was reported earlier this week that his condition has deteriorated in recent weeks and that he has been confined to a wheelchair.