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From left: Somaiaa Halawa, Omaima Halawa and Fatima Halawa with a photo of their brother Ibrahim at the Department of Foreign Affairs on Saturday

Following claims that their brother has been tortured and is on a list to be executed in Egypt.

The family of Ibrahim Halawa has confirmed that his trial in Cairo, which was scheduled for today has been put back until 26 April.
The 19-year-old, from Tallaght in Dublin, has been detained since his arrest 18 months ago at a demonstration in Cairo.
[Ibrahim and his sisters were arrested in the al-Fateh mosque after taking part in a protest related to the ousting of former Egyptian president Mohammed Mursi in Cairo. His sisters were released after three months in prison]
Mr Halawa and 493 others are facing charges of murder, attempted murder and participating in an illegal protest. But Amnesty International, which has investigated the case, says he has no case to answer and has declared him a prisoner of conscience.

Trial of Dublin teenager in Egypt adjourned until April (RTÉ)

(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)

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59 thoughts on “Adjourned

    1. Jonotti

      Brilliant work. Shows you everything that is wrong with the Irish left. Irish feminists supporting the violent, woman hating Muslim brotherhood. You coukdnt make it up.

        1. Formerly known as @ireland.com

          Mark H seems to be against Muslim fundamentalists but supports Israeli fundamentalists. But, it is OK, he is an athiest.

    2. dhaughton99

      Thanks for that. Had a row with herself over this case, when coming back in the car yesterday. Looks like that theres going to be another later when I read through this.

      1. All the good ones fly south for winter

        So long as it’s all about the making up after and not heavy bouts of drinking and violence then what’s the worry?

    3. B Hewson

      Judging by the links on hat page, if he wasn’t locked up in Cairo , he would surely be over in Syria with Isis. Family have lots of public sympathy for Jihadis and sharia law. We have enough sectarian history in our own country thanks, he can stay in the country he went to become a political activist.

      1. Rep

        The Muslim Brotherhood are hideous nutjobs. But, this man has not been convicted of any thing, he is an Irish citizen, he has been beaten in custody, and he has not had a fair trial. He’s a Muslim Brotherhood member, but he should be afforded the same human rights as everyone.

    4. Buzz

      That’s interesting. I thought they were on holidays to see family, came upon the protest and took refuge in a church.

      1. Norbet Cooper

        All may not be as it seems Buzz, via addressing this protest first it would seem.

        Rough English translation…

        5:35 “My name is Ebraheem Halawa and I am from Ireland”
        10:33 “My name is Omaima Halawa and I am from Ireland”
        11:44 “My name is Somaia [Halawa] and I am from Ireland”

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cn09s-Fq5s

    1. Rob_G

      They’re providing consular assistance, what more can you expect them to do? Egypt is a sovereign state, Charlie Flanagan can’t tell them what to do.

      1. Rep

        Egypt is a dictatorship. Why hasn’t Enda personally got in touch with the Egyptian dictator to demand this Irishman’s release?

        1. Rob_G

          Should Enda Kenny personally intercede in every instance of an Irish person being arrested abroad?

          That’s what the DFA is for.

          1. Rep

            No. But this is an exceptional case. An Irish citizen is not being given a fair trial. He has been beaten in custody. He is to be tried with 400 other people at one sitting. The country that he is imprisoned in is a dictatorship.

          2. Odis

            @ Rep. I think you misunderstand the powers of Enda Kenny, on the world stage.

            But its true to say if he signs of his demand to the nasty Egyptian president

            Yours sincerely,
            Enda Kenny
            Irish prime minister .

            Then there’s a fair chance the Egyptians will be able to work out who he is.

    2. Odis

      How do you know Charlie Flanagan is doing “feck all”?

      A lot of diplomatic negotiations are considered to be confidential.

          1. Rep

            Yes. Flanagan isn’t helping out because he considers the Muslim Brotherhood to be more dangerous than the Egyptian dictator. Flanagan is not a fan of democracy in the Middle East, hence his support for Egyptian dictatorship and Israeli apartheid.

          2. Odis

            Source??. I’ve not heard Flanagan express any of the views you ascribe to him.

            Unless you consider your personal prejudices as some sort of font of knowledge.
            (Which I don’t – by the way)

          3. bisted

            …Charlie Flanagan is one of the ‘Friends of Israel’ group in Dail Eireann…probably hoping to make amends for the Da who was a notorious anti-semite…Charlie, anti-zionism and anti-semitism are not the same thing.

      1. FK

        That picture gives no indication of who was there or what their leanings are. You are being very silly.

  1. Jason Donovan

    Thank god Charlie Flanagan has been sitting on his botty doing nothing about this.

    Allah al-bar!

  2. Marb

    What did he expect if he went on “holiday” in the middle of an uprising when I would assume the DFA were advising people not to go there. Now he expects them to help him.

    1. Rep

      He’s an Irish citizen with roots in Egypt. Freedom of travel is a basic human right. So is not being beaten up in custody or being held by a dictatorship on charges relating to the right to march.

  3. Mr. T.

    Most Irish pretend to be concerned about this case but haven’t yet reached the maturity of genuinely considering him to be an Irish citizen.

    1. Rob_G

      That’s unfair; I do feel a degree of concern for him, but a lot of his problems are of his own creation. If it was Sean Óg MacGearóid Ó Luanaigh who had gotten himself in trouble after travelling to a warzone to join a protest, I would have a similar degree of concern

      1. Rep

        So we should only defend Irish prisoners abroad if we agree with them? We shouldn’t defend them if they are being held by a dictatorship and being beaten in custody?

        1. Rob_G

          We provide consular assistance to everyone who gets in trouble, as is the case now.

          Re: dictatorships and being beaten in police custody – unfortunately, some countries don’t offer their citizens the same rights as we do ours; there is not a whole lot that the Charlie Flanagan or Irish consular services can do about that. Other than advising our citizens not to visit places like Cairo in a time of civil unrest, a warning which Ibrahim Halawa unfortunately chose to ignore.

  4. Peter Dempsey

    Mark Humphrys’ research and investigation are good here. I see from his page that he has a problem trying to get the Irish left to debate him – no surprise with that.

  5. Heliosphinx

    Facts:
    1- Halawas were in Egypt to support MBH on their Day of Rage (Friday of anger).
    2- MBH = designated as a terrorist organization by: Egypt, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Russia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_Brotherhood#Foreign_relations)
    3- Hamas = (Palestinian branch of the MBH) = designated as a terrorist organization by Australia,Canada, Israel, Egypt, Japan, the United Kingdom, United States. and Jordan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas), Note: US just don’t want to say MBH is a Terrorist organisation, For Now!

    From 1, 2 & 3:
    • Halawa and his family = are supporting a terrorist group (MBH), including all its Ideologies, practices and laws.
    • They are adopting an Extremist Belief Code and are in a very late stage of radicalisation process, protected by human rights / Anti-Racism.
    • Their activities must be taken as indicators for extreme radicalisation and preparing for Jihad

    Why:
    1- They are openly declaring their terrorist beliefs, reinforcing new connections of Irish friends / peers, social culture and system.
    2- Obviously they are in the process of abdication of responsibility for their actions, becoming Spiritual Sanctioners / recruitment drives, to provide religious justification and ideological support for terrorist acts.
    3- Radicalisation:
    It is the process of adopting or promoting an extremist belief system for the purpose of facilitating ideologically based violence to advance political, religious, or social change, The process includes advocating change, reforming, Instructing and teaching. [Oxford Concise dictionary & US Govt, 2010]

    BTW: Sheikh Hussein Halawa:

    1- Executive director of the ICCI (Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland, opened on November 16th 1996 by President Mary Robinson), chairman of the Irish Council of Imams, Senior Sheikh/ Imam of Clonskeagh mosque and father of Ibrahim and his sisters
    2- Disputes Muslim school in Clonskeagh teaches jihad or violence to its students: and believes jihad means self-defence.
    3- Believes Irish Muslims need to integrate more in Irish society. He said “they can do this by integrating with their neighbours, visiting them and receiving visits from them.” The duty of all Muslims living in Ireland is to work hard for the wellbeing of this country.
    4- Denied threat of religious extremism in Ireland and said “I hope that if somebody knows a person who has a terrorist ideology [that they will] report it to the authorities.” [Irish Times, Sat, Sep 16, 06, Council of Imams to help integrate Muslim faithful into society]
    Conclusion:
    1- We are Irish, this is our religion, this is our law, this is our culture, this is our life style, we will not change that for you, you must (adopt & obey) or leave.
    2- We will never accept legitimacy of MBH or other extreme/ radical ideologies, even if 51%+ of our fellow citizens did, including the government that is more worried about offending the multicultural liberal elite than doing what the majority want done. Liberal elite do not speak for the majority of Irish people, they are prioritising their own benefits while ignoring security and safety of others.
    3- Human rights, Freedom, Anti-racism are for people how deserve it.
    4- Muslims are not a race, they are followers of a cult/ religion, this cult clearly says: Spread me by any means, and kill those who refuse me.
    5- Ireland is parliamentary democracy. Our laws are based on Common Law and legislation enacted by Parliament and the EU. We will not neglect what international instruments been authorized to us to enable effect to be given on combating terrorism and suppressing its financing.
    6- If Ibrahim is free and back to Ireland, then he must be charged by Irish CRIMINAL JUSTICE (TERRORIST OFFENCES) 2005 & CRIMINAL JUSTICE 2011 Acts, Please read them and look for these definitions: ‘‘Terrorist Act/ Offense’’, ‘‘Terrorist group’’ & ‘‘Facilitating terrorist financing’’.

    Thank you

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