Brotherhood’s NGO set to be dissolved
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Egypt’s army-backed authorities have decided to annul the Muslim Brotherhood’s non-governmental organization, an official said yesterday, widening a drive to neutralize the movement behind deposed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.
The move applies to the NGO registered by the Brotherhood in March, and stems from accusations that it used its premises to store weapons and explosives. The decision has yet to be formally announced, the official said.
The army-backed government is waging the toughest crackdown in decades on the Islamist group, which says it has a million members.
Security forces have killed hundreds of its supporters and rounded up thousands more since Morsi was deposed by the army on July 3 after mass protests against him.
Although short of a ban, dissolving the NGO will strip the Brotherhood of a defense against challenges to its legality. Egypt’s then army rulers formally dissolved the Brotherhood in 1954.
Social Solidarity Minister Ahmed el-Boraie has now decided to dissolve the Brotherhood’s NGO, a ministry spokesman said. The move will be announced once the minister returns from an overseas trip.
“Dr el-Boraie has decided to dissolve the organization. The decree has not been issued yet,” the spokesman said.
The General Federation of NGOs wrote to the ministry on Thursday consenting to the dissolution of the NGO after its leaders missed a deadline to answer the accusations.
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