Another pardoned prisoners' batch to be released on July 23

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Sun, 22 Jul 2018 - 06:00 GMT

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Prisoners released per presidential pardon on first day of Eid al-Fitr on June 15, 2018 - Hazim Abdel Samad

Prisoners released per presidential pardon on first day of Eid al-Fitr on June 15, 2018 - Hazim Abdel Samad

CAIRO - 22 July 2018: The first batch of the pardoned prisoners will be released on next Monday, upon a presidential pardon for the commemoration of the 66th anniversary of July 23 Revolution, according to a security source.

The released prisoner include debtors, following President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi’s decree to pardon all debtors in prisons after paying their debt by Tahya Misr Fund.

A special commission was formed to sort out the beneficiaries of the pardon, including representatives of Justice Ministry and the National Council for Human Rights.

In October 2016, President Sisi announced the formation of a presidential pardon committee, headed by political thinker, Osama al-Ghazaly Harb, for pardoning detainees with charges pending further investigation.

In November 2016, Sisi declared the first presidential pardon list, pardoning 82 detainees, including TV presenter and religious thinker Islam al-Behery, who was charged with “contempt of Islam”.

A second pardon list was declared in March 2017, pardoning 203 detainees. The list included five journalists, according to Masrawy news outlet. In June 2017, Sisi announced pardoning 502 detainees.

On the anniversary of October 6 War, 244 Egyptian prisoners regained their freedom after receiving a pardon by a presidential decree.

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CAIRO - 11 July 2018: A total of 710 prisoners were released on Wednesday per a presidential pardon. The Prisons Authority continues to select the prisoners who qualify for conditional release, and those who served half of their sentences and were not involved in criminal cases.


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