President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has issued directives to the concerned authorities to review a petition submitted by the National Council for Human Rights, calling for the consideration of a presidential pardon for a group of convicts.
The council highlighted that this initiative is based on the constitutional powers granted to the president under the law and comes in response to numerous appeals received from the families of the convicts. These families hope for reunification and the reintegration of their loved ones into a normal life within their households.
A Humanitarian Rights Move
Earlier, the National Council for Human Rights had directly appealed to President El-Sisi, urging him to exercise his constitutional authority to grant clemency. The council expressed confidence in the president’s “fatherly role” toward citizens, stressing that this step comes in consideration of critical humanitarian and health-related circumstances affecting some Egyptian families—particularly those with children, elderly members, and people with disabilities—who have voiced their urgent need for the return of their relatives.
Proposed Names for Pardon
The list submitted by the council included seven individuals recommended for inclusion in the anticipated presidential pardon:
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Saeed Magly El-Daw Aliwa
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Alaa Ahmed Seif El-Islam Abdel-Fattah
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Karam Abdelsameea Ismail El-Saadany
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Walaa Gamal Saad Mohamed
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Mohamed Awad Abdo Mohamed
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Mohamed Abdel-Khaleq Abdelaziz Abdel-Latif
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Mansour Abdelgaber Ali Abdel-Razek
The council clarified that the selection was based on a careful review that considered the social and humanitarian circumstances of each case, in addition to repeated pleas from their families.
Alaa Abdel-Fattah… A Notable Case
Among the proposed names stands out political activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah, who has been on a hunger strike since the beginning of this month in protest of his situation. Sources close to him indicated that he had received assurances from the National Security Agency regarding the possibility of his release soon, particularly after his name was officially removed from terrorism lists.
It is worth noting that Alaa has already completed the sentence previously handed down against him, while his family has submitted numerous petitions to the presidency and judicial authorities demanding his release. They argue that his continued detention after serving his full term represents a flaw in achieving justice and fairness.
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