Halawa started his letter saying: “I really don’t know what to say, I have been taken away from you [Ireland] for so long. In his letter, Halawa said he wanted to complain to Ireland about how a human being can enjoy torturing another human being, as well as the oppression and killing of innocents. Halawa concluded his letter saying that he wishes to be buried in Ireland if he is to die in prison, adding that he wants to feel its “goodbye tears”. It was reported in November that Egypt turned down an appeal request from Irish leader Enda Kenny demanding the immediate and conditional release of Halawa. In December 2015, the European parliament called on Egypt to release Halawa, a move that was also severely criticised by Egypt’s Foreign Ministry.

Source: Daily News Egypt December 03, 2016 18:34 UTC