Many of us are wishing for a Merry Christmas, but some are hoping and praying for freedom and their lives. Former resident, 64-year-old Maurice Kevin O’Rourke has been fighting for both his life and freedom from a prison in Dubai. O’Rourke was on his way to South Africa to meet colleagues when he was detained for carrying medications to treat a disease he has been battling. His family currently resides in Ontario and has been doing all they can to bring him home.
“On July 2, my dad left Canada to fly to Africa,” said O’Rourke’s daughter, Maegan O’Rourke. “He was transiting through Dubai and was only going to be there for less than two days.