• EGYPT
  • December 30, 2013
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Detained Muslim Brotherhood Leader Beltagy Refuses Hunger Strike Halt

Detained Muslim Brotherhood Leader Beltagy Refuses Hunger Strike Halt

Dr. Mohamed Beltagy, leading member of both the Freedom and Justice Party and the Anti-Coup Pro-Legitimacy National Alliance, refused instructions by a prison preacher sent over by the putschists to convince him of stopping a hunger strike he began nine days ago in protest against ill-treatment in prison.

In a post on his webpage in Facebook, Dr. Beltagy said: "Aqrab (Scorpion) Prison administration brought in a preacher to convince me to back down on my hunger strike decision.

"I asked the putschists’ preacher: ‘What does Islam say about preventing a political detainee, or any Muslim for that matter, from performing the Friday prayers, holding him hostage in these inhuman conditions?’ He replied: ‘Unlawful, unacceptable, of course’. I said: ‘Then, tell them to stop this injustice before you tell me to stop my hunger strike’."