The Presidential Pardon Committee in Egypt yesterday announced the release of a new batch of political prisoners who are being held in pretrial detention . A statement by the committee, publishe.
Despite unease about his authoritarian rule, General El Sisi has got most of his requested military aid and diplomatic access, As the second biggest recipient of United States military aid after Israel, Egypt remains a strategic priority for Washington despite growing calls from human rights campaigners for a tougher against President Abdel Fattah el Sisi s hard line regime.
Egyptian authorities yesterday ordered the release of 46 pretrial detainees, including lawyer and leftist political activist Haitham Mohamadin. Member of the Presidential Pardon Committee, Tariq Al.