Omar’s mother, Amal Salim Al-Adawi, shared the details of the conversation that took place between her and her son, who was sentenced to life in prison, during her last visit to him before the Eid in the heavily guarded “Badr” prison.

Omar Mohamed Ali, the prisoner, asks his mother for permission to commit suicide, and according to what his mother published in a post on her Facebook account, which received widespread circulation, he said: “Being next to my father’s grave is more merciful for me and for you. I’m living in a tomb under an unjust ruler, and my father is in a grave under a just ruler.”

I don’t want to do anything if you’re not pleased with it

Omar asked his mother to grant him permission to commit suicide so that he could find rest, stating that he didn’t want to do anything to upset her without her permission, noting that he had despaired of the possibility of being released from the prison where he has been for nearly 10 years.

Omar was mistakenly arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment, and it is noted that his father died during the events of the January 2011 revolution.

Omar’s mother revealed that he is enduring harsh conditions in prison, having lost a lot of weight and suffering from poor mental health.

Amal quoted her son, who will turn 33 in November, saying that his presence in the regime’s prisons represents a heavy burden on her and on other family members. The increasing expenses of his visits each time are a financial burden on the simple family, in addition to the moral burden.

Omar’s mother also revealed through her conversation with him that he has lost his ability to communicate with the outside world, being prohibited from writing and drawing in his solitary confinement cell, in addition to suffering from chronic illnesses requiring expensive treatment.

In her post, which was monitored by (Watan), she said, “I have finished and been expelled from university and work, and my youth has passed away, and there is nothing to enable me to start my life anew.”

“I don’t want to do anything that you’re not pleased with,” Omar Mohamed Ali said to his mother, urging her to think calmly about his words and to return in the next visit “convinced” of the feasibility of ending his life.

Omar affirmed to his mother, Amal, that he didn’t want to do anything without her consent, so he asked her permission to commit suicide to end his great suffering.

For her part, Omar’s mother, Amal Salim Al-Adawi, at the end of the post, which received significant interaction and criticism of the repressive Sisi regime, stated that she couldn’t respond to her son Omar Mohamed Ali and his shocking request, as her visit to him ended while she was in a state of deep sorrow.

She wrote: “Of course, I had no response because the visit ended, my tongue was tied, and my heart is still in a lot of pain… May God provide relief without you.”

Sisi’s prisons are filled with detainees from his opponents

It is worth mentioning, according to human rights organizations, that in recent years senior officials, including the president of the regime, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, have repeatedly refused to answer journalists’ questions about the number of prisoners.

These organizations believe that the number of prisoners has significantly increased during Sisi’s rule after the authorities detained tens of thousands of opponents, or those whom the authorities believe to be opponents, since late 2013.

The repression has led to dangerous overcrowding in detention centers and exacerbated their already inhumane conditions.