Egypt's President Abdel Fatta al-Sisi pardoned 100 prisoners, including CanadianAl Jazeera TV journalist Mohamed Fahmy, on Wednesday, security sources said.
President pardons 100 prisoners, including Al Jazeera journalist
Fahmy, along with three other Al Jazeera journalists, was sentenced to three years in prison in a retrial last month on charges of operating without a press license and broadcasting material harmful to Egypt.
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi sits before a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (unseen) at the presidential palace in Cairo August 2, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan Smialowski/Pool
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The reported pardons came a day before Sisi plans to head to New York for the 70th session of the U.N. General Assembly.
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