Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned 560 prisoners, two judicial sources said on Friday, according to Reuters.
A prominent journalist, Abdel Halim Qandil, who was sentenced in 2017 to three years in prison on charges of insulting the judiciary, was also pardoned.
The pardoned prisoners also included two women who organized demonstrations outside metro stations last year after fare hikes.
The prisoners are expected to be released on Friday. The pardons were announced in the official gazette late on Thursday.
