CAIRO, Dec 24 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi Tuesday issued a decree pardoning 54 convicts from North Sinai governorate.

The decision comes in implementation of the President’s constitutional powers and in response to requests from representatives, sheikhs and elders of Rafah and Sheikh Zuwayyed in North Sinai Governorate.

It also comes in recognition of the historic role played by the sons of Sinai in combating terrorism and achieving development and stability, as well as within the framework of the President's concern for the humanitarian conditions of convicts in various cases. (MENA)

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