Egypt pardons jailed British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah

Mr Alaa Abd El-Fattah in a cage in a Cairo court in 2015 (AP)

Egyptian authorities on Monday announced the presidential pardon of prominent British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, according to his lawyer Khaled Ali and an announcement by Egypt’s state TV.

British-Egyptian dual national Mr El-Fattah, who has been in prison for six years, was a leading voice in the country’s 2011 Arab Spring uprising.