CAIRO – 16 July 2021: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued decree no. 298 of 2021 to pardon some inmates on the occasion of Eid al-Adha and the July 23 Revolution anniversary. Last April, Sisi issued a presidential pardon for many prisoners ahead of the Sinai Liberation Day on April 25 and Muslim’s Eid Al-Fitr. Presidential pardons are customary to national and religious occasions. Thousands of prisoners have been released over the past years as per a presidential pardon.

Source: Egypt Today July 17, 2021 02:37 UTC