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

I do have some advice and guidance. It is just not good enough. There needs to be a statement and a call from the Taoiseach directly to the Egyptian authorities. There needs to be a presidential decree that there should be a demand for his release. I also think we should recall the Egyptian ambassador, just as the Italian authorities have done after a young student disappeared and was later found murdered on the streets of Cairo. It was an immediate recall. They are now looking at banning some importations and trade dealings with Cairo. Our representatives in the European Union should object strongly when arms deals, such as were recently concluded between France and Egypt, go ahead without any objection. This is an appallingly brutal regime with a significant record of breaching human rights, where prisoners have no rights. Should anything happen to Ibrahim, should he not be released, should he be tortured or found damaged in prison, be it on the Minister's head and that of the Government because not enough is being done to secure his release.

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