Two Canadians held in Egyptian prison to remain for 45 more days

The two Canadian men arrested in Egypt over a month ago will have to wait to secure their release.

 

CBC News reports that John Greyson and Tarik Loubani will remain detained in an Egyptian prison for at least 45 days according to a friend of the duo.

 

The men have come out publicly with gruesome details on what they have gone through while being detained.

 

They described of sleeping like sardines on cockroach infested concrete, repeatedly being beaten, slapped and ridiculed at the Tora prison just south of Cairo.

 

Greyson and Loubani were arrested along with numerous protestors last August 16th as the military led a crackdown on pro-Morsi protests. 

 

The men who have urged the federal government to step in are entering the second week of a hunger strike protesting unlawful detention.