Members of Egypt’s Presidential Pardon Committee said the committee is preparing a list of detainees for pardoning that will be announced soon.
They affirmed that the committee is looking into all the cases and excluding those linked to “acts of violence.”
Egyptian authorities had previously released dozens of prisoners under a presidential pardon, in line with the national dialogue that kickstarted under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
On April 26, Sisi tasked the Youth National Conference with coordinating with political parties, movements and youth groups to hold political dialogue and prepare for the so-called “new republic.”
All political forces were invited, except for the banned Muslim Brotherhood.
Sisi also called for reactivating the Presidential Pardon Committee and expanding its work base in cooperation with the relevant agencies and civil society organizations.
He ordered the release of dozens of prisoners, including journalists, political figures and activists.
Committee member Kamal Abou Eita said several parties are looking into the pardon requests to ensure that the applicants were not involved in acts of violence.
Abou Eita noted in televised statements that many prisoners will be released soon.
His remarks were affirmed by MP Tarek El Khouli, a member of the Presidential Pardon Committee, who said the new list will be announced soon.
In previous statements reported by Egypt’s official news agency MENA, Khouli said granting pardon to those who were not involved in bloodshed and do not belong to terrorist organizations represents a major impetus for the success of the national dialogue and for building bridges of trust among all parties to the political process.
