Court clears El Adly’s convictions, orders retrial

The Court of Cassation has quashed former Interior Minister Habib El Adly’s conviction and prison sentence and ordered a retrial, Reuters reported. El Adly was released from Tora Prison yesterday, security sources said, according to Al Masry Al Youm. El Adly’s lawyer had told Reuters that the court’s decision would allow for the former minister, who did not attend the hearing, to be released without further legal procedures.