Egypt to grant exceptional visit to correctional centers’ inmates on Islamic New Year 1444

CAIRO – 29 July 2022: Egypt’s Ministry of Interior has announced granting an exceptional visit to inmates of rehabilitation and correctional centers on the occasion of the New Hijri year 1444.

The ministry said the additional visit will be allowed between Sunday 31 July until Wednesday 31 August.

“This comes within the framework of the Ministry of Interior's keenness to uphold human rights values, implement the punitive policy with its modern approach, and provide various aspects of care for inmates,” the ministry said.

The ministry earlier granted an exceptional visit to inmates of rehabilitation and correctional centers on the occasion of the 23 July Revolution from 24-28 July.

Also, correctional centers’ inmates were granted an exceptional visit during the first and second days of the four-day holiday of Islamic Eid Al-Adha.

Earlier this month, authorities announced pardoning 1,270 prisoners on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha under the presidential decree no 297 of 2022.

This falls within the framework of the Interior Ministry's keenness on applying modern punitive policies and qualifying inmates to re-join the society, the ministry said.

Thousands of inmates have been pardoned on various national holidays over the past years.

Also, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi reactivated in April the Presidential Pardon Committee, formed in 2016, to release prisoners of conscience and reintegrate them into society.