A presidential committee formed to examine cases of young Egyptians detained since the events that followed January 25 revolution is near conclusion. A new list of pardoned youth is to be announced, informed sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm. The Detained Youth Committee will also continue studying the cases that are pending trial, in preparation for a presidential pardon. The sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm on Friday that the new list has a much higher number of detainees than those included in the first batch to receive the presidential pardon in November, which were 82 detainees. About the process of the pardon itself, the sources said that the committee addresses the presidency directly, with the latter undertaking the necessary procedures, then declaring the names of the pardoned detainees.

Source: Egypt Independent December 03, 2016 11:21 UTC