Sabahi hails Mursi's amnesty of political prisoners

Tuesday 09-10-2012 06:07 PM
Sabahi hails Mursi's amnesty of political prisoners

Presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi talks to the media in a cafe in Cairo May 24, 2012. Egyptians queued patiently to vote on Thursday, eager to pick their leader for the first time in a national history dating to the pharaohs, with Islamists and secular-minded rivals who served under deposed President Hosni Mubarak heading the field - REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

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Ex-presidential candidate and founder of the Popular Current Hamdeen Sabahi praised the decision of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi to pardon all political prisoners detained following Mubarak's ouster.

In a Twitter post, Sabahi described the action as a step in the right direction.

Mursi pardoned all political prisoners on Monday, even those whose cases were still being investigated.

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