Egypt's Supreme Administrative court upheld on Wednesday a previous Administrative court verdict rejecting the parole of prisoners who were found guilty and sentenced to prison in cases related to terrorism and joining the banned Muslim Brotherhood organization. The court stated in its reasoning that parole is granted to convicts who are well-behaved, which is something lacking in members of the Brotherhood as they used violence as a means to gain power and exploited religion for nefarious purposes. They added that the idea of rehabilitation and reform are not consistent with that sort of group. The case started in 2015 when a number of Brotherhood members who had been sentenced to prison petitioned for parole after serving two-thirds of their prison term, but were rejected by the Ministry of Interior. The ministry's decision was then challenged in two lawsuits in front of the Administrative court, which upheld the decision. Then, it was challenged again in front of the Supreme Administrative court. This is a final verdict that cannot be appealed.