The family of the detained British citizen Laura Plummer have issued an apology to the Egyptian government. According to Plummer’s family, she was given the tablets by a work colleague who had obtained them with a prescription. Plummer’s family have grown increasingly concerned about her wellbeing inside prison, where she is held in a cramped cell with up to 25 other inmates. Plummer’s lawyer, Mohamed Osman, was dismissive of the idea that political intervention could aid Plummer’s case. “I don’t feel that political intervention will have an effect,” he said.

Source: The Guardian November 20, 2017 11:22 UTC