Man calls for PM Andy Burnham to intervene after wife detained in Egypt

The husband of a woman currently held by Egyptian authorities has appealed for the involvement of Prime Minister Andy Burnham in securing her release. Eman el-Shazly, who lives in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham, was detained two months ago at her mother’s home in Cairo. Her arrest is reportedly connected to the online activism of her sister.

Zeesharn Moustapha, el-Shazly’s husband, described the family’s situation as one of despair, emphasizing that their “only possible solution” is for Burnham to intervene, specifically by making “a phone call to Egypt” to help bring an end to her detainment. Efforts to obtain comment from the Egyptian consulate in London have been made by the BBC, while the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office confirmed it remains in communication with Egyptian officials regarding the case.

Moustapha revealed that he has had “no contact whatsoever” with his wife since her detention but has learned from her mother that el-Shazly’s health has worsened amid inadequate food and medical care. He described the conditions she is enduring: “It’s not a five-star hotel, there’s 30 individuals sleeping in a cell with one toilet and one shower.”

According to Moustapha, his wife had traveled to Egypt to care for her elderly and ill mother. Her mother had been making exhausting 18-hour round trips to deliver food to el-Shazly’s two brothers, who are also in detention

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