Best wishes from Zaki, 'to my adopted land'

(ANSA) - BOLOGNA, DECEMBER 25 - "Peace, serenity, every love on this holy day in our hearts and enlighten our lives and that of my colleagues, my friends and my dear Bologna, my adopted land. Best wishes Merry Christmas to all of Italy! ".

This is the message of good wishes from Patrick Zaki, tweeted on the evening of Christmas Eve, his first holidays in freedom after spending almost two years in prison in Egypt.

    The student from the University of Bologna was released from prison on 8 December, pending a hearing scheduled for 1 February.

His family is of Coptic religion and will celebrate Christmas on January 7th.

(HANDLE).