Egypt’s National Dialogue praises Justice Ministry announcement closing investigations into 75 NGOs

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Tue, 22 Aug 2023 - 07:48 GMT

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Tue, 22 Aug 2023 - 07:48 GMT

CAIRO – 22 August 2023: The Board of Trustees of Egypt’s National Dialogue praised, Tuesday, the statement issued by the Ministry of Justice, in which it announces closing the investigations into 75 organizations, out of 85 85 included in 'foreign funding' case.

The National Dialogue stated that such measures are certainly in favor of the positive atmosphere that inspires confidence in the path of the National Dialogue, and consolidates with steady steps the direction towards ‘the new republic’.

Egypt’s Justice Ministry announced that the judges commission - delegated by the Court of Appeals - is about to finalize the case of foreign funding of civil society organizations, which includes 85 organizations.

In a statement Tuesday, the ministry said that investigations have concluded for 75 organizations, with orders of non-prosecution (dismissal orders) issued for them.

As for the remaining organizations, investigations into some of them are almost complete, while the rest are still being investigated, added the statement.

The ministry, meanwhile, said that upon issuance of dismissal orders, all travel bans, watchlist placements, and asset freezes related to the investigations are canceled, according to the statement.

It further affirmed that it closely monitors the decisions issued by the investigating judge and will work on implementing these decisions and their resulting legal effects with utmost precision, in order to uphold the principle of the rule of law.

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