Egypt releases 30 prisoners on first day of New Year
STORY: Egypt releases 30 prisoners on first day of New Year
DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2023
LENGTH: 00:00:48
LOCATION: Cairo
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. exterior shots of the presidential palace in Cairo
2. exterior shot of prisons department sector
3. families waiting for their released relative
4. various archived shots (taken by the presidential pardon committee member Tarek El Khouli) of released prisoners being received by their families
STORYLINE:
The Egyptian presidential pardon committee announced on Sunday finalizing measures to release 30 prisoners, according to news reports.
Tarek El Khouli, a member of the presidential pardon Committee, asserted the committee would continue its work to release more prisoners and integrate them into society.
The presidential pardon committee, first formed in 2016, was reactivated by the president in late April during the annual Egyptian Family Iftar Banquet.
The re-activated committee started its work in late April, receiving the names of prisoners to be considered
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- 2023/1/02 00:00:00
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