Egypt’s president pardons prisoners including campaigner Ahmed Douma

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has pardoned a number of prisoners, including campaigner Ahmed Douma, state television said on Saturday.

The network did not identify the other prisoners pardoned or say how many were to be freed.

The pardons come ahead of presidential elections next year. Mr El Sisi, Egypt’s leader for the past 10 years, is yet to confirm whether he is running for another six-year term.

Douma played a leading role in the January 25 uprising that removed president Hosni Mubarak from office in 2011.

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