Sisi issues presidential pardon for some prisoners on October 6 anniversary

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has issued a presidential pardon remitting the remainder of sentences for some convicted prisoners on the occasion of the October 6 Armed Forces Day.

• Sisi signed Decree No. 422 of 2026, published in the Official Gazette, granting the pardon.
• Life-sentence prisoners who served 15 years by October 6, 2026 are released under five years of police supervision.
• Inmates with fixed terms who served one-third of their sentence, at least four months, by that date are covered.
• The pardon excludes convictions for state security crimes, espionage, bribery, forgery, drug trafficking, and terrorism.
• Egypt's Community Protection Sector began implementing the decree, releasing 1,906 inmates after legal procedures were completed.
• The Interior Ministry described the releases as part of a modern penal policy supporting rehabilitation and reintegration.