OPEN//President Sisi pardons some convicts on June 30 Revolution anniversary
CAIRO, June 29 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a decree No 332/2025 pardoning the remainder of sentences handed down to a number of inmates on the occasion of the 12th anniversary of June 30 Revolution.
The decree was published in the official Gazette out Sunday. (MENA)
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