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| Detention of 191 Muslim Brotherhood suspects renewed over violence investigations |
| 2014-02-20 |
| [Egypt Independent] South Giza Prosecution renewed detention of 191 suspects affiliated to the Moslem Brüderbund for 45 days pending investigations over involvement in assaulting police and governmental establishments in the aftermath of dispersing Rabaa al-Adaweya and Nahda squares in August. Prosecution accused the suspects of killing, joining a terrorist group that aims to harm public security, hampering laws and the constitution, storming into police establishments and public properties. Prosecution rejected request of the suspects' defense to release them. The defense added that some suspects occupy prominent posts and did not commit violence but were tossed in the calaboose Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit! randomly for joining a specific political current. Investigators say that 91 Moslem Brüderbund members are involved in burning premises of Cairo University's Faculty of Engineering and possessing weapons and molotovs. Other 70 suspects took part in breaking into Atfeeh and Ayyat cop shoppes, burning them and stealing its contents. Seventeen suspects are allegedly involved in festivities that took place between police and the Brotherhood at al-Husary square in 6 October city leaving a citizen killed. Another 13 were allegedly involved in attempted murder of conscripts and security elements while attacking the city cop shoppe. Investigators also say that Mohammed Badie, the Moslem Brüderbund supreme guide, met in Rabaa al-Adaweya mosque on 11 August with leaders of some of the bad boy Islamist groups to agree on spreading chaos and violence nationwide, in case the Interior Ministry forcibly dispersed the sit-in. Investigators also claim instructions were given to attack the governmental establishments to depict incidents in the country as civil war after ousting the president, though they have not yet provided evidence. |
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