Imprisoned Canadian Journalist Mohamed Fahmy Suffering In Prison: Wife

The Canadian Press, 08 Sep, 2015 10:46 AM

Marwa Omara has only been able to visit Mohamed Fahmy once since he was sentenced to three years in prison for widely denounced terror-related offences on Aug. 29 and she says he is suffering.

Omara is imploring the Canadian government to do more to release her husband and hopes a letter sent to the prime minister by some 300 prominent Canadians urging action on Fahmy's case will help.

The letter sent to Stephen Harper on Tuesday calls on him to act directly to secure Fahmy's release.

It's the second time Fahmy has been imprisoned in the same case — a nightmare for his family which began when he and two colleagues were arrested in December 2013 while working in Cairo for satellite news broadcaster Al Jazeera English.

Omara says Fahmy's lawyers are working on an appeal but the family is hoping for a political resolution to the case, one which she is prepared to travel to Ottawa to push for in a few weeks if needed.

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