Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood leader arrest ordered
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 11:39 amBBC News
Egypt's prosecutor's office has ordered the arrest of the leader of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood movement, Mohammed Badie, state media report.
Mr Badie is accused of inciting the violence in Cairo on Monday in which at least 51 people were killed.
Several leading Brotherhood figures are already in detention and warrants have been issued for hundreds more.
It comes as the interim prime minister attempts to form a government after the overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi.
The Muslim Brotherhood, which Mr Morsi comes from, say his ousting by the army amounts to a coup.
Its supporters have been staging large protests at the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in the capital demanding his release from detention and reinstatement.
The movement's political wing, the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), has said it will not accept an offer to join the cabinet being set up by Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawi.
Spokesman Gehad El-Haddad told Reuters the charges against Mr Badie and other senior leaders were "nothing more than an attempt by the police state to dismantle the Rabaa protest".
He said some of those wanted by the authorities were at the protest.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23256937
Anthea: It was the ineptitude of Mr Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood cronies that caused so much trouble for Egypt over the past few months - I politely suggest that they SHUT UP and allow the country to clam down - or do they want to destroy the country completely - they refused an offer to join in the new cabinet - seems to me that the Muslim Brother have the attitude of: if we cannot be in complete control of the country then we will destroy it
My message to the Muslim Brotherhood: If you do not want to be part of the solution then you are part of the problem - if you do not wish to make Egypt a better place for the people to live in - DO NOT TRY TO MAKE IT WORSE
Egypt's prosecutor's office has ordered the arrest of the leader of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood movement, Mohammed Badie, state media report.
Mr Badie is accused of inciting the violence in Cairo on Monday in which at least 51 people were killed.
Several leading Brotherhood figures are already in detention and warrants have been issued for hundreds more.
It comes as the interim prime minister attempts to form a government after the overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi.
The Muslim Brotherhood, which Mr Morsi comes from, say his ousting by the army amounts to a coup.
Its supporters have been staging large protests at the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in the capital demanding his release from detention and reinstatement.
The movement's political wing, the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), has said it will not accept an offer to join the cabinet being set up by Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawi.
Spokesman Gehad El-Haddad told Reuters the charges against Mr Badie and other senior leaders were "nothing more than an attempt by the police state to dismantle the Rabaa protest".
He said some of those wanted by the authorities were at the protest.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23256937
Anthea: It was the ineptitude of Mr Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood cronies that caused so much trouble for Egypt over the past few months - I politely suggest that they SHUT UP and allow the country to clam down - or do they want to destroy the country completely - they refused an offer to join in the new cabinet - seems to me that the Muslim Brother have the attitude of: if we cannot be in complete control of the country then we will destroy it
My message to the Muslim Brotherhood: If you do not want to be part of the solution then you are part of the problem - if you do not wish to make Egypt a better place for the people to live in - DO NOT TRY TO MAKE IT WORSE