The Moslim brothers group accuses the Egyptian government of depriving it from the coming parliamentary elections
Egypt, Politics, 9/19/2000

The Moslem brothers group which is considered the largest Islamic regulation in Egypt accused the Egyptian government of working on depriving it from playing its role in the parliamentary elections that will be held in middle of the coming month.

The Egyptian authorities arrested 15 members of the group in Alexandria city during the last 2 days and one its leaders depicted this of being an attempt to intimidate them.

An official in the Egyptian policy said that the detainees will be presented to trial for their belonging to a prohibited regulation.

It is known that the Egyptian government considers the Moslem brothers group as illegal regulation for accusing it of instigating violence in order to establish an Islamic country and the group itself admits implementing this aim yet peacefully.

The spokesman of the Moslem brothers group said that 200 of its members were arrested during the last 3 months.

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