Egypt releases 408 prisoners after presidential pardons

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued presidential pardons for 408 prisoners, most of whom were released last week, according to Ahram Online. In other news from the justice system, the Court of Cassation, the nation’s highest appeals court, has upheld prison sentences handed to 66 defendants convicted of acts of violence during the 2013 dispersal of sit-ins by supporters of ousted Ikhwani President Mohamed Morsi, Ahram Online reported.