Indeed, it’s all very frustrating. Last year we had hope with the verdicts, but according to Mr. El-Sharkawi (lawyer for the second opinion) it’s all about tactics. It is relatively easy to have someone sentenced in absentia through criminal proceedings. Following El-Sharkawi, he can instruct a starting Egyptian lawyer for this for about 20 to 30 euros. Certainly foreigners who cannot defend themselves. If someone in or outside of Egypt has not been properly brought before the court case, a possible sentence is of little use.