Patrick George Zaki
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al Sisi pardoned on Wednesday number of detainees, including researcher and human rights activist Patrick Zaki, along with lawyer Mohamed El-Baqer.
Egypt’s National Dialogue Board of Trustees urged President Abdel Fattah al Sisi on Tuesday to use his legal and constitutional powers to release human rights activist and researcher Patrick George Zaki, who was sentenced to three years in prison over accusations of ‘spreading false news’.
Egyptian top prosecutor Hamada al-Sawi on Sunday ordered continuing investigations with Egyptian researcher Patrick Zaky, who was arrested once he arrived at the Cairo International Airport from Italy over disseminating fake news.
