Breaking news.
Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa has been acquitted of all charges according to reports from Cairo.
The 20-year old, from Firhouse in Dublin, was arrested during protests against former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi in Cairo in August 2013.
Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa and his three sisters have been acquitted of all charges by an anti-terrorism court outside Cairo.
— Declan Walsh (@declanwalsh) September 18, 2017
CONFIRMED: after 4 years of detention & mass trial involving 494 defendants, Irishman Ibrahim Halawa acquitted of all charges #FreeIbrahim
— Colm O'Gorman 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇮🇪 (@Colmogorman) September 18, 2017
Breaking: Ibrahim Halawa has been acquitted of charges. Verdict just emerging in Cairo. Really, really good news. #FreeIbrahim
— Colm O'Gorman 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇮🇪 (@Colmogorman) September 18, 2017
His three sisters were also acquitted at today’s hearing. They had also been arrested but later returned to Dublin after being released on bail.
In a statement last year, Amnesty International said:
“Ibrahim is a Prisoner of Conscience detained solely for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression and freedom of assembly.
“His continuing imprisonment represents an inexcusable violation of both international and Egyptian law.”
