(FILES) Egyptian researcher Patrick Zaki arrives at a courthouse in Egypt's northern Nile delta city of Mansoura for a trial hearing on June 21, 2022. (Photo by Mohamed EL-RAAI / AFP)
Cairo: Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi granted a pardon Wednesday to researcher Patrick Zaki, state media said, a day after Zaki's three-year jail term sparked outcry from rights groups.
The government-run al-Ahram newspaper said Sisi also granted a presidential pardon to Mohamed al-Baqer, the lawyer for Alaa Abdel Fattah, Egypt's best known political prisoner.
