Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 21363

Alaa Abd El-Fattah

Tabled: 19 December 2024
Answered: 13 January 2025

Question

Marsha De Cordova

LabourBattersea

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what further steps he plans to take to encourage the Egyptian authorities to release Alaa Abd El-Fattah.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
The UK Government remains committed to securing the release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah. We continue to raise Mr El-Fattah's case at the highest levels with the Egyptian Government. The Prime Minister wrote to President Sisi on the case on 26 December. The Fore...

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