| Egyptian Christian Bolis Rezek-Allah, who was pulled off an
international flight on September 24 and arrested by Egyptian
secret police, has been released.
Rezek-Allah was taken before a judge, who ruled that there
were no legal reason to continue his detention. Following his
release, though, police accused him of being a drug dealer.
Those charges will prevent him from leaving Egypt and
immigrating to Canada, which granted him a visa.
His wife, Enas Badawi, a former Muslim who converted to
Christianity, is still being sought by police but has not yet
been apprehended.
"I forced you to sell your pharmacy,” one police officer
reportedly told Rezek-Allah, “I forced you to sell your car, and
this time I will force you to commit suicide if you do not tell
us where your wife is.”
The Voice of the Martyrs urges American Christians to pray
for Rezek-Allah and for Badawi.
VOM also encourages polite protests to the Egyptian embassy:
3522 International Ct NW
Washington, DC 20008-3022
Telephone: (202) 895 5400
Fax: (202) 244-4319 |
