Egyptian Journalist Ibrahim Eissa Pardoned
October 7th, 2008 by Jason
Hosni Mubarak has pardoned Ibrahim Eissa, editor of the Egyptian independent daily Al-Dostour. Eissa was sentenced to two months in prison by an appeals court last month for publishing rumors about Mubarak’s health.
After the sentencing, the influential Journalists’ Syndicate organized a protest and called for a postponement of the prison sentence. This seems to have been a deciding factor in gaining the pardon.
In a statement Eissa said, “While I welcome this ruling, I think the issue is larger than that between one reporter and the president. The issue is that of Egyptian journalism, which suffers from an arsenal of laws that negate freedoms.”
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