Draft amendments to inhibit prison visits to terror convicts

CAIRO – 12 December 2017: Parliament member Ismail Nasr el-Din proposed on Monday to amend the penalty code and the prison regulation law to inhibit any possible communication between terrorism convicts and terrorists on the loose.

The draft amendments consist of banning prison visits to terrorism convicts for two years, starting from the date the verdict is issued, to avoid any potential planning to launch terror attacks jeopardizing national security.

The MP suggests depriving terrorism prisoners of exceptional visits allowed during religious occasions, as well as any type of pardon, including presidential ones. Nasr el-Din told press that the proposed amendments aim to cut communication between members of terrorist organizations locally and abroad.