- Democracy
- January 9, 2011
- 2 minutes read
Two Hundred and Sixteen MB Cadres Accused of Using Religious Mottos and Promoting Banned Group
The National Ruling Party (NDP) started the translation of its complaint against the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in which it accused the MB of violating the rules of running for parliamentary elections and using religious mottos which it claimed “contradicts the Constitution”. Safwat Sherif, Secretary-General of the party threatened and hinted that there will be escalations against the MB during the coming period.
Security bodies opened complaints against 216 MB members in Ashmoon and Al-Shohada centres on charges of using religious mottos in the elections and promoting candidates of a banned group. The complaints have been referred to the courts.
The former MP for Ashmoon constituency Eng. Ashraf Badr El-Deen stated that security bodies filed complaints against 179 of his supporters as he submitted a list of the names he submitted to the police station in order to get agencies for his deputies in the electoral committees. He described the situation as “arbitration by the government and a waste of justice”.
Among those referred to trial are the supporters of Yousry Telab, former MP for Al-Shohada centre. Thirty-seven of his supporters faced the same charges as the supporters of Ashraf Badr El-Deen.
Safwat El-Sherif said on the eve of the elections that the NDP will pursue the MB and described them as an “illegal organization which plays a political role that contradicts the Constitution.”