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Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Egypt to free 165 jailed protesters
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEgypt has granted presidential pardons to 165 people jailed under a controversial law governing the right to protest, a statement from the presidency says.
However, the list does not include any figures from the 2011 revolt that drove Hosni Mubarak from power and who were imprisoned under the law in a move that caused uproar among international human rights groups.
The 165 protesters, convicted in trials for breaking the law on demonstrations, have been granted a presidential pardon and will not serve the remainder of their sentences, the statement says.
It says the list of those to be released “includes a large number of young people and minors.”
— AFP
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