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Egypt's interim government: 'Muslim Brotherhood protests threaten security'
By Ashahed M. Muhammad -Asst. Editor- | Last updated: Mar 26, 2013 - 5:58:31 PM
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***image1***Egypt’s interim government has declared Muslim Brotherhood’s sit-in protests in the capital Cairo as a threat to “national securityâ€, saying it would “take all necessary measures†to put an end to the mass protests.
“The cabinet has decided at its meeting today to start taking all necessary measures to deal with perils related to sit-ins and to authorize the interior minister to take all what is necessary to end the sit-ins of Rabaa al-Adawiya and al-Naha in accordance with law and the constitution,†the interim government said in a statement on July 31.Â
“The cabinet has decided at its meeting today to start taking all necessary measures to deal with perils related to sit-ins and to authorize the interior minister to take all what is necessary to end the sit-ins of Rabaa al-Adawiya and al-Naha in accordance with law and the constitution,†the interim government said in a statement on July 31.Â
“The continuation of the dangerous situation in Rabaa al-Adawiya [Mosque] and Nahda Square, … and road blockages are no longer acceptable given the threat to national security,†the statement added.
Meanwhile, three top leaders of Muslim Brotherhood including the group's supreme leader Mohamed Badie as well as Khairat el-Shater and Rashad Bayoumi were referred to a court in Cairo on charges of fueling the violence outside the Cairo headquarters of the group - which led to death of eight protesters last month.Â
Following the government’s statement, Brotherhood spokesman Gehad el-Haddad said “nothing will change†and that the protests will go on.Â
Thousands of supporters of the ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi have gathered in front of Rabaa al-Adawiya Mosque and al-Naha Square since he was ousted in a military coup.Â
On July 3, army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced that Morsi was no longer in office and declared that the head of the Supreme Constitutional Court, Adly Mahmoud Mansour, had been appointed as the new interim president of Egypt. The army also suspended the constitution.Â
Scores of Egyptians were killed or injured in clashes during rival demonstrations by supporters and opponents of the ousted president across the country.Â
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