Pretrial Detention
The Subcommittee on Drafting the Criminal Procedure Code has completed the preparation of a draft of the new Criminal Procedure Code, which established and amended a number of provisions, most notably setting a maximum limit on pretrial detention and reducing its duration.
Head of Egypt's Journalists Syndicate Khaled El-Balshy announced on Wednesday the release of journalists Manal Ajrama, Safaa Al-Korbigi, and Hala Fahmy, who were detained pretrial.
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has given his approval to a draft law that introduces amendments to certain provisions of the criminal procedures law on Wednesday.
The Egyptian Public Prosecution’s decisions to release more pretrial detainees help ensure further positive atmospheres to ensure the success of the National Dialogue, said Diaa Rashwan, the dialogue’s general coordinator.
CAIRO – 7 August 2023: The Egyptian prosecution released on Monday 33 pretrial detainees, including renowned businessman Omar El-Sheneity, Tarek El-Awady, a member of the Presidential Pardon Committee, said in a Facebook post.
The Egyptian authorities released on Monday the long-held Al-Jazeera journalist, Hesham Abdel Aziz, and journalist Raouf Ebeid from pretrial detention.
In a Facebook post, Rashwan called for the prosecution to release the journalist, who are members of the syndicate, under any guarantee.
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