Raymond Pani
26 March 2016
The family of a 65-year-old
Lenasia man held in an Egyptian prison without charge, has renewed hopes he may
soon be released.
Sheikh Bassiouni was detained
in 2014 on arrival in Cairo for a family visit.
Last year, he celebrated his
65th birthday in jail. But his family says this won't be the case for much
longer.
In December, Bassiouni was
released for just two hours to attend his daughter’s wedding in Egypt.
Since his detention, the
grandfather of six has been moved to at least three
prison facilities.
The government has not yet
commented on his possible release
Bilal Bassiouni said “We know his release is eminent, a pre-trial
court has ruled in favour of his release this was last week Saturday, now we
are just at waiting stages.”
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