Ibrahim Halawa case deferred; Justice denied

ANY faith Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa and his family might have had in Egypt’s justice system has surely disappeared over the four years he has been held in custody.

He has not been convicted of anything, but has been on trial with 493 others after being arrested at protests over the ousting of then president Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood by the military in a 2013 coup d’état.

His trial has been postponed once again but this deferral must be particularly cutting as it was expected that he would be freed yesterday and allowed to return to Ireland.