"Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi on Monday granted a presidential pardon to British-Egyptian dual national activist and blogger Alaa Abd el-Fattah. Abd el-Fattah was expected to be released from prison after his sentence ended in September 2024, but he has remained in custody in Egypt. Why is Abd el-Fattah being released now? The pardon comes just days after Sissi asked officials to review a petition from the National Council for Human Rights seeking clemency for several detainees, including Abd el-Fattah."
""The Egyptian president issues a pardon for the remainder of the prison sentence for a number of convicted persons, after taking the constitutional and legal procedures in this regard," said Al-Qahera News, which is linked to Egypt's state intelligence services. "The pardon includes... Alaa Ahmed Seif El-Islam Abd el-Fattah," it added, using Abd el-Fattah's full name."
"Following his latest arrest in 2019, Abd el-Fattah was sentenced in December 2021 to five years in prison for "spreading false news" after sharing a Facebook post about alleged torture in Egyptian jails. Abd el-Fattah has been behind bars for over a decadeImage: Uncredited/AP/picture alliance"
A presidential pardon has been granted for Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a British-Egyptian activist and blogger, resulting in his release prior to a scheduled September 2024 end to his sentence. The pardon followed a request from President el-Sissi to review a National Council for Human Rights petition seeking clemency for several detainees. State-linked Al-Qahera News announced the pardon and named Abd el-Fattah using his full name. Abd el-Fattah was arrested in 2019 and in December 2021 received a five-year sentence for "spreading false news" after posting about alleged torture in Egyptian jails.
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