The Interior Ministry’s prisons department released 572 civilians who were tried in military courts as ordered by President Mohamed Mursi, reported the Middle East News Agency.

A security source said that while 457 of the mentioned number will be let free immediately, 115 will remain in police stations for their involvement in other cases.

The source stated that Mursi's decision includes reducing the sentence of 16 civilians tried in military courts.

According to Mahmoud Fawzi, head of the committee dedicated to freeing political prisoners, some 11, 879 civilians were tried in military courts following Mubarak's ouster of which 9, 714 have been released.