Ibrahim Halawa Released From Prison
Ibrahim Halawa is free.
The 21 year old Dubliner was released from custody in Cairo overnight.
It comes a month after he was cleared of all charges connected to mass protests in Cairo in August 2013.
President Michael D Higgins has welcomed the news saying it will come as a huge relief to his family while Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney says there are some formalities to complete before Ibrahim can fly home.
Dublin MEP Lynn Boylan says he was first sent to a police cell and then released:
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