Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is expected to come out of prison very soon.
Lawyer of the former leader has claimed that Mubarak, who ruled Egypt for 30 years, will be freed by the end of the week.
Mubarak was arrested shortly after being toppled in February 2011 and is currently being held in the Tora Prison in south Cairo and the only grounds for his continued detention rest on a separate corruption case relating to gifts he received during his time in power, the Independent reports.
However, his lawyer, Farid el-Deeb, said that case would soon be resolved and all that is left is a simple administrative procedure that would not take more than 48 hours.
This announcement comes in light of the current state of affairs in Egypt where the citizens are plagued with violence and security and the military forces continue to fight with Muslim Brotherhood group, a situation described Human Rights Watch as the 'most serious incident of mass unlawful killings in modern Egyptian history'.
The report added that there was speculation that further charges could be brought against Mubarak or else authorities would find another reason to keep him detained.