Posted
Thursday, July 18
2013 at
21:29
In Summary
They are accused of inciting violence outside
the Republican Guards House in Cairo and Nahdah Square in Giza, which
resulted in at least 60 deaths last week.
Cairo, Thursday. Egypt’s prosecution has
extended the detention of eight Muslim Brotherhood (MB) leading figures
for 15 days pending investigations over charges of inciting violence and
killings, official news agency MENA reported.
The detainees include MB deputy chief Khairat al-Shater, former top leader Mahdi
Akef and head of its Freedom and Justice Party ( FJP) Mohamed Saad
al-Katatni. Akef and Katatni are also facing charges of insulting the
judiciary.
Many charges have been pursued against senior
members of the MB since the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi, who is
affiliated with the group, on July 3.
On Saturday, the prosecution ordered to freeze
assets of 14 leading figures of the MB, the conservative Salafist Front
and the hardline Al-Jamaa al-Islamiya group, including the MB’s top
leader Mohamed Badie, leading member Mohamed al-Beltagi, FJP deputy
chairman Essam al-Erian and Islamic preacher Safwat Hegazi.
They are accused of inciting violence outside the
Republican Guards House in Cairo and Nahdah Square in Giza, which
resulted in at least 60 deaths last week.
The prosecution started Saturday to examine
complaints against Morsi and several senior MB and FJP members over
alleged involvement in spying and murdering protesters as well as other
charges.
On July 4, the prosecution also ordered a travel ban against Morsi and other 35 MB figures over investigations on killing protesters.
Meanwhile, a group of supporters of Morsi have
been gathering since early Wednesday morning near the cabinet building
in downtown Cairo, protesting the newly-formed interim government that
took oath on Tuesday.
