- Human RightsMB NewsPrisoners of Conscience
- January 11, 2010
- 9 minutes read
Alexandria: MB leaders arrested after attending funeral.
Highly ranked leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood faced arrest after attending the funeral of Mahmoud Shokry, one of the Movements pioneers in Alexandria. Security forces raided the houses of the leaders in a pre-dawn barbaric campaign where they confiscated computers, books and personal belongings. The detainees include: Ismail Alma’asry Mohamed Ahmed Almasry Labib Fadel Hamama Ramadan Magdy Megahed Mohamed Sweidan The arrests and invasion on the group comes as payback for attending an organizing the large funeral where more than 20 000 people attended to offer their condolences.