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The number of the would-be released inmates was not published yet in the official gazette.
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi issued Decision No. 158 of 2025, granting a pardon for the remaining sentences of certain convicts in honor of Eid al-Fitr (the Feast of Breaking the Fast) and Sinai Liberation Day, which will be observed on April 25, 2025.
This comes within the framework of the Ministry of Interior's keenness to uphold human rights values, implement the penal policy with its modern approach, and provide various aspects of care for inmates.
The Egyptian Ministry of Interior granted all male and female prisoners an exceptional visit from December 10 to 31 that is not counted among the visits scheduled for inmates.
This decree pardons convicts who meet certain conditions in celebration of the October 6 victory anniversary.
This act of clemency reflects the Egyptian government's commitment to upholding the values of justice, mercy, and rehabilitation.
Presidential Decree for Pardon on Eid al-Adha
Anyone who did not shed blood or participated in acts of violence and terrorism would be released, and those who served the time of pre-trial detention must be released immediately or referred to a trial.
For those who haven't been given these two days, the visits will continue until Wednesday, April 24, 2024.
Last week, the Egyptian Official Gazette published Presidential Decree No. 1 of 2024, concerning the pardon of the remainder of the sentence for some convicts on the occasion of Police Day and the January 25 Revolution, which fell on January 25, 2024.
The Official Gazette (Al-Waqa'i' al-Misriyya) published President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s Decision No. 417 of 2023 regarding pardoning a new group of some convicts.
The visit will not be deducted from the number of legalized visits granted for prisoners throughout their jail term.
A new group of 1,920 prisoners are eligible to be released in accordance with presidential pardon terms, said Society Protection Sector at the Egyptian Ministry of Interior in a statement on Saturday.
The visit is an addition to the visits allocated for each of the prisoners during their jail term, which means that it will not be deducted from the number of their legalized visits.
The Interior Ministry announced Thursday granting an exceptional visit to inmates at correctional and rehabilitation centers nationwide on the occasion of Coptic Christmas from January 9 to January 24.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the committee asserted that it would continue its work to release more prisoners and merge them into the society.
The committees assigned to review files of prisoners nationwide announced that 1,270 prisoners deserve to be pardoned as they meet the conditions set for pardoning inmates.
A new batch of convicts and pre-trial detainees will be released Thursday in Egypt.
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued presidential decree No. 260/2022 pardoning three prisoners from serving the rest of their jail sentences.
The newly-released prisoners are Kholoud Saeed, Hussein Khamis, Shebel Mabrouk, Abdel Rahman Moka, Alaa Essam Ramadan, Mohamed Mohy El-Din Mohamed.
