Ibrahim Halawa says he will never return to Egypt

Ibrahim Halawa says he will never go back to Egypt.

Ibrahim Halawa says he will never return to Egypt

Ibrahim Halawa says he will never go back to Egypt.

The 21-year-old Dubliner was freed last Autumn after four years in jail there.

He was arrested in August 2013 after taking part in a pro-democracy rally in Cairo.

Ibrahim was cleared of all charges by the Egyptian authorities and says he isdetermined to help others falsely accused.

He said: "There was 15 executed in Egypt two days ago, there was four executed this morning, there are a lot of innocent people who are given the death penalty, (that) could have been me.

"I am going to work a lot on the human rights cases in Egypt and with other countries aswell."

- Digital Desk

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