Watan-The young Egyptian student Omar Mohamed Ali, who has been imprisoned for 10 years in the jails of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s regime, asked his mother, who used to visit him in prison, for permission to commit suicide “to find rest,” as he described it, indicating that he has reached a great level of despair due to the injustice inflicted upon him.<\/p>\n
Omar’s mother, Amal Salim Al-Adawi, shared the details of the conversation that took place between her and her son, who was sentenced to life in prison, during her last visit to him before the Eid in the heavily guarded “Badr” prison.<\/p>\n
Omar Mohamed Ali, the prisoner, asks his mother for permission to commit suicide, and according to what his mother published in a post on her Facebook account, which received widespread circulation, he said: “Being next to my father’s grave is more merciful for me and for you. I’m living in a tomb under an unjust ruler, and my father is in a grave under a just ruler.”<\/p>\n
Omar asked his mother to grant him permission to commit suicide so that he could find rest, stating that he didn’t want to do anything to upset her without her permission, noting that he had despaired of the possibility of being released from the prison where he has been for nearly 10 years.<\/p>\n
Omar was mistakenly arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment, and it is noted that his father died during the events of the January 2011 revolution.<\/p>\n
Omar’s mother revealed that he is enduring harsh conditions in prison, having lost a lot of weight and suffering from poor mental health.<\/p>\n
Amal quoted her son, who will turn 33 in November, saying that his presence in the regime’s prisons represents a heavy burden on her and on other family members. The increasing expenses of his visits each time are a financial burden on the simple family, in addition to the moral burden.<\/p>\n