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Egypt Presidential Pardon Committee Paves Way for Release of 1,000 Detainees

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. (Egyptian Presidency Spokesman)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. (Egyptian Presidency Spokesman)
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Egypt Presidential Pardon Committee Paves Way for Release of 1,000 Detainees

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. (Egyptian Presidency Spokesman)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. (Egyptian Presidency Spokesman)

Members of Egypt's Presidential Pardon Committee are looking into the cases of over 1,000 detainees ahead of their release.

The committee was set up to address various cases, including those of political and rights activists and journalists.

Last month, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi expressed his desire to hold political dialogue to discuss the “priorities of national work at this current time.”

Committee member Tariq Al-Awadi said in televised statements on Monday that the panel is examining the files of 1,074 detainees ahead of an order for their release.

The detainees include people who have been sentenced and others who are held in custody and who meet certain conditions set by the committee.

Since its formation, the committee had called on parties, syndicates, rights groups, and individuals to provide it with requests and documents of the cases they are hoping would be included in a pardon.

Member Karim El-Sakka said one of the main tasks of the committee is to handle political detainees. It does not handle cases tied to "acts of violence".

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Hezbollah Urges Lebanese State to Push for Israel’s Pullout

A United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) vehicle drives as residents who were displaced because of the hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel return to the Lebanese village of Khiam, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon, January 23, 2025. REUTERS/Karamallah Daher
A United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) vehicle drives as residents who were displaced because of the hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel return to the Lebanese village of Khiam, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon, January 23, 2025. REUTERS/Karamallah Daher
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Hezbollah Urges Lebanese State to Push for Israel’s Pullout

A United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) vehicle drives as residents who were displaced because of the hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel return to the Lebanese village of Khiam, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon, January 23, 2025. REUTERS/Karamallah Daher
A United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) vehicle drives as residents who were displaced because of the hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel return to the Lebanese village of Khiam, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon, January 23, 2025. REUTERS/Karamallah Daher

Hezbollah said on Thursday that Israel has to completely withdraw from Lebanon as the 60-day period in a ceasefire deal comes to an end, adding that the Lebanese state should push for guarantee for the withdrawal.

The Iran-backed group also said in a statement that it was following developments and any breach to the agreement would not be accepted.

Israel and Hezbollah agreed in November to an American- and French-mediated ceasefire, bringing an end to more than a year of fighting. Under the deal, Israeli forces were to withdraw from Lebanon and Hezbollah forces were to withdraw from south of the Litani river over the 60-day period ending next Monday morning.

Hezbollah said in its statement that it was the Lebanese state’s responsibility to act and press the countries sponsoring the ceasefire agreement should Israel delay its military pullout from south Lebanon.

Caretaker National Defense Minister Maurice Sleem on Thursday met with acting Army Commander Major General Hassan Audi at his office in Yarzeh to discuss the situation in southern Lebanon and the implementation stages of the ceasefire arrangements.

Sleem reaffirmed Lebanon's firm position on the necessity of the Israeli troop withdrawal from the South in line with the ceasefire deadline of January 26.

Speaker Nabih Berri also discussed the matter with head of the Ceasefire Monitoring Committee, US General Jasper Jeffers, in Ain al-Tineh.

Discussions reportedly focused on developments on the Israeli withdrawal from remaining occupied territories in southern Lebanon, as well as Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement and UN Resolution 1701.