Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi ordered to withdraw all the lawsuits filed by the legal affairs administration in the presidency against journalists, his spokesman said on Wednesday.
"The president's decision came out of respect for freedom of expression," Ehab Fahmy said in a press statement, Xinhua reported.
According to the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights, the prosecution has received over 600 legal complaints against journalists and media professionals since Morsi came to power in late June 2012.
Egypt's recent arrest of famous satirist Bassem Youssef over charges of mocking the president has raised concerns over freedom of speech, although the satirist's lawyer told Xinhua the presidency was not among the claimants.
Also in the statement, Fahmy said there was no dispute between the presidency and the military institution, which he called "a national body which we respect and appreciate."
He added the president's meeting on Tuesday with Defense Minister Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi was among his series of meetings with officials.
With regards to the recent sectarian clashes that left eight killed and more than one hundred injured, Fahmy said Morsi has ordered to secure the top church in Cairo and launch a probe into the issue.