This step comes as some of the National Dialogue's previous recommendations "were not included... in the draft law despite their necessity... for the comprehensive and required treatment of all the basic details of this file," it said in a statement.

The board noted that the pretrial detention aspects addressed in the draft law are a good response to the presented recommendations.

The dialogue's recommendations regarding pretrial detention are just one component of the new law that addresses several other issues, with 22 articles out of 540 addressing pretrial detention provisions.

New amendments to the 75-year-old law, including provisions related to pretrial detention, courtroom procedures, and trial media coverage, have sparked controversy over the past few days, with public objections made by lawyers, journalists, and the judges' club.

In response, the House of Representatives announced that the criminal procedures draft law is still open to discussion.

The National Dialogue's board expressed in Sunday's statement its appreciation for the house's decision, highlighting that "the common goal remains achieving justice and ensuring the protection of everyone's rights."

The board expressed its confidence in all constitutional institutions in Egypt, including the parliament and the judiciary, and professional unions, like the journalists' and lawyers' syndicates and the Judges Club, to manage any conflicts that may arise.

It also called on all these institutions to bring their viewpoints closer "in a way that puts the relations between them... on their natural course of mutual respect and integration... to achieve the supreme interests of Egypt."

Earlier in August, the National Dialogue submitted 24 recommendations on pretrial detention and criminal justice reform to President El-Sisi.