Egypt's Sisi pardons jailed activist Ahmed Douma: lawyers
Egypt's Sisi pardons jailed activist Ahmed Douma: lawyers
Leading Egyptian opposition campaigner Ahmed Douma listens to the verdict in court during his trial, along with 230 activists from the 2011 revolt against Hosni Mubarak, all sentenced to life in prison on February 4, 2015 in Cairo - AFP
Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma, a leading figure of the country's 2011 uprising who has spent the last decade behind bars, has been granted a presidential pardon, lawyers said Saturday.
Tarek Elawady, a member of the presidential pardons committee, said Douma had obtained "a presidential pardon", while rights lawyer Khaled Ali said on social media he was waiting outside the prison for the activist's release.
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