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El-Sisi pardons Egyptian researcher Patrick Zaki and lawyer

Egyptian researcher Patrick Zaki is pictured next to a dog at his family home in Cairo, on December 9, 2021 [File: Mohamed El-RaaiI/AFP]

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has pardoned detained human rights researcher Patrick Zaki and lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer, state-run media has reported.

The pardon came on Wednesday, a day after Zaki had been sentenced to three years in prison after being found guilty of spreading “false news”.

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