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Alaa Abd El-Fattah

Commons · Question 25323 · Tabled 21 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 27 Jan 2025

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Asked by Zarah Sultana

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Egyptian counterpart on the safe release of Alaa Abd el-Fattah during his visit to Egypt.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 27 Jan 2025

The UK remains committed to securing Alaa Abd El-Fattah's release so he can be reunited with his family. The Foreign Secretary raised Mr El-Fattah's case with the Egyptian Foreign Minister during his visit to Egypt on 23 January. The Prime Minister wrote ...