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Politicians 'ignored' over attempts to attend Halawa trial
Egyptian authorities have been accused of ignoring attempts by an Oireachtas committee to meet Ibrahim Halawa in prison and to observe his trial.
A member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade said it had made a number of requests over the past six weeks seeking to send a representative to visit the Irish teenager, whose trial is due to begin on Sunday.
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