Egypt's president pardons researcher Patrick Zaki, lawyer El-Baqer - lawyers, presidential source

FILE PHOTO: A banner depicting Patrick Zaki, an Egyptian researcher who was studying in Italy before he was detained and jailed in his home country, is seen on display on the facade of Rome's Capitol Hill, in Rome, Italy, January 25, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned detained rights researcher Patrick Zaki and lawyer Mohamed El-Baqer, two lawyers and a source in the presidency said on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Yomna Ehab, Alaa Swilam and Mohamed Waly; Writing by Nadine Awadalla)