Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

It really is just not good enough. I quote to the Minister Peter Greste, who spent 400 days in prison and was at one stage Ibrahim's cell mate, who told Australian Al-Jazeera said that Ibrahim is simply not getting the same level of support as he did. He said he wondered whether it was because his name was Peter, not Ibrahim, in other words, that he was considered white, normal and English-speaking, as opposed to Muslim with a different name. Internationally and globally, he received more respect and had more people batting for him.

Ibrahim has been detained for far longer than is absolutely necessary and was denied any opportunity to defend himself in court. I also mention that the Minister tweeted and welcomed the release of Joshua Molloy, a constituent of his, after he was captured and put in jail in Iraq for a very short period of time. The Minister welcomed Joshua Molloy's release. Certainly it was welcome that that young man got out, despite the fact that he had fought and was in combat, rather than somebody as innocent as Ibrahim, who is now 1,000 days in and there is no evidence of any wrongdoing by him.

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