Egypt puts top Muslim Brotherhood members
Supreme guide Mohamed Badei and deputy Khairat El-Shater among 18 added to a 'terrorist list', in a first implementation of February's Terrorist Entities Law.
Several leaders of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood were officially labelled as "terrorists" on Sunday, upon order from the prosecutor-general, after a February court ruling that indicted these members with carrying out "terrorist acts".
The move is the first implementation of the Terrorist Entities Law issued on 24 February, which states that any person described as a "terrorist" in a court order will be added to a "terrorist list."
The prosecutor-general's order designated 18 Muslim Brotherhood guidance bureau members as "terrorists", including supreme guide Mohamed Badei, his deputy Khairat El-Shater, former parliament speaker Saad El-Katatni, Essam El-Erian, Mahmoud Ezzat, Osama Yassin and Rashad Bayoumi.
Egyptians included on the terrorist list can be banned from travel, can have their bank accounts frozen if used to fund terrorism, and can be prevented from public employment or political representation.
The new Terrorist Entities Law has expanded on articles in Egypt's penal code that deal with terrorism.
Critics accuse legislators of issuing a very broad definition of "terrorist acts", which include acts preventing state institutions or public authorities from functioning or seeking to attack the personal liberty of citizens, among other crimes. Hmmmm.....Can't wait for the red notice to Interpol :)
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