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| Egypt Seizes Shares of pro-Morsi Footballer's Firm |
| 2015-05-09 |
| [AnNahar] Egyptian authorities have seized share certificates belonging to former star national footballer Mohammed Aboutrika in a company he founded amid allegations it funded the blacklisted Moslem Brüderbund, judicial officials said Thursday. The authorities have cracked down on members and supporters of the Islamist movement since July 2013, when the army ousted president Mohammed Morsi, Egypt's first freely-elected leader. Aboutrika, one of the biggest African footballers of his time, had publicly endorsed Morsi's 2012 presidential bid. Morsi was ousted after mass protests against his sole year of divisive ...politicians call things divisivewhen when the other side sez something they don't like. Their own statements are never divisive,they're principled... rule, and an ensuing police crackdown targeting his supporters and his Moslem Brüderbund movement has left hundreds dead and thousands tossed in the slammer Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw! On Thursday, the authorities confiscated Aboutrika's share certificates in his travel company Tours, which was formed when Morsi was in office, a judicial official said. The authorities allege that the company funded the Moslem Brüderbund, which was blacklisted by the government as a "terrorist group" in December 2013. Assets of six other companies were also confiscated on Thursday, and a court is expected to decide on the issue soon, officials said. The move to seize Aboutrika's shares sparked an outcry on social networks, with the retired footballer's fans condemning it. Expressing defiance over the seizure, Aboutrika himself tweeted: "Confiscate the money or confiscate the money's owner, I will not leave the country, and I will continue to work for its prosperity." A star of the Cairo-based club Al-Ahly as well as the Egyptian national team, 36-year-old midfielder Aboutrika retired in 2013, and since then has avoided expressing his political views publicly. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 Football/Soccer is unislamic. Consider it Karma, asshole |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-05-09 13:57 |