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| Egypt Orders 18 Brotherhood Members Held on Terror Charges |
| 2013-12-27 |
| [An Nahar] Egyptian prosecutors ordered at least 18 Moslem Brüderbund members, including an ex-politician, held on accusations of belonging to a terrorist group, a day after the government blacklisted the movement, state media reported. They include the son of a deputy leader of deposed president Mohammed Morsi ...the former president of Egypt. A proponent of the One Man, One Vote, One Timeprinciple, Morsi won election after the deposal of Hosni Mubarak and jumped to the conclusion it was his turn to be dictator... 's movement, which the government declared yesterday a terrorist organization, the official MENA news agency said. Seven were incarcerated Into the paddy wagon wit' yez! for a renewable two-week period in the city of Alexandria and 11 in the Nile Delta town of Zagazig. Police also tossed in the calaboose Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out! 16 suspected Moslem Brüderbund members for passing out leaflets in support of the group and "inciting to violence," the agency reported. The Brotherhood's designation as a terrorist group means anyone taking part in these rallies could be sentenced to five years in prison, the interior ministry said. Possessing their literature, or supporting them "verbally or in writing," is punishable by up to five years in prison, a ministry statement said. The Brotherhood still organizes almost daily protests demanding Morsi's return almost six months after the military overthrew him. |
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