UPDATE 2-Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood leaders

oberliner

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Jan-27-11 11:11 PM
Original message

UPDATE 2-Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood leaders

CAIRO Jan 28 (Reuters) - Egypt rounded up members of the Muslim Brotherhood including at least eight senior leaders of the group ahead of planned countrywide protests on Friday, a lawyer representing the detained men said.

Lawyer Abdel-Moniem Abdel-Maksoud said at least eight senior figures had been held in raids in the early hours of Friday, including spokesmen Essam El-Erian, Mohamed Mursi and Hamdy Hassan.

"The reason is of course known: it's what is expected to happen tomorrow," he said.

A security source confirmed that authorities had ordered a crackdown on the group overnight: "We have orders for security sweeps of the Brotherhood," the source told Reuters.

http://af.reuters.com/article/tunisiaNews/idAFLDE70R00E20110128

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

azurnoir

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Jan-28-11 02:49 PM
Response to Original message

1. would you call this a human rights violation? n/t

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DU AdBot (1000+ posts)

Fri Apr 26th 2024, 06:58 AM
Response to Original message

Advertisements [?]

Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.