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Muslim Brotherhood association has no legal standing: Minister
[Al Ahram] Egypt's minister of social solidarity, Ahmed El-Borai, said on Tuesday that the Moslem Brüderbund association, formed in March 2013 by the political group, has no legal standing.The minister said during a presser on Tuesday that the prosecution had accused the Brotherhood of possessing firearms at its Cairo headquarters. The ministry, which is responsible for registering non-governmental organizations and associations, sent several letters to the chairman of the Brotherhood NGO requesting explanations but has not received an answer. "I know there is tension in the Egyptian street and people are attacking me for not taking an order to disband the Moslem Brüderbund association," said El-Borai, who added that the ministry needed a memo from the federation of NGOs in order to disband the association. "We need to follow the legal path," he said. El-Borai had previously said that disbanding the Brotherhood association without a court ruling would support allegations by western countries that the current regime in Egypt wants to liquidate the Moslem Brüderbund. On Monday the board of state commissioners recommended to the Administrative Court that it issue a ruling terminating the Moslem Brüderbund association. "The Moslem Brüderbund association was not registered as a NGO to do its role in accordance with the law and to serve the nation. It only helped the regime and its ruling party to keep the president in his position," read the report issued by the board. Posted by: Fred 2013-09-04 |
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