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Parliament backs additional pressure on Egypt over Omar Elshal

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A majority of MPs voted on Tuesday in favour of a call for the Dutch cabinet to raise the case of ASML employee Omar Elshal at the highest diplomatic and political level with the Egyptian government. The 34-year-old Eindhoven resident has been imprisoned in Egypt for a year, according to the account.

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Parliamentary motion on Omar Elshal’s detention in Egypt

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Members of parliament from PRO, CDA, D66 and DENK tabled a motion urging the cabinet to raise Omar Elshal’s case with the Egyptian government at the highest diplomatic and political level. Elshal, a 34-year-old from Eindhoven who works for ASML, has been detained in Egypt for a year. Elshal’s friend and spokesperson, Marouen Hamdi, attended the debate in which the motion was introduced.