Egypt, India explore joint investments in gas, mining, petrochemicals    Egypt launches National Strategy for Rare Diseases at PHDC'25    Egyptian pound inches up against dollar in early Thursday trade    Singapore's Destiny Energy to invest $210m in Egypt to produce 100,000 tonnes of green ammonia annually    Egypt, South Africa discuss strengthening cooperation in industry, transport    Egypt's FM discusses Gaza, Libya, Sudan at Turkey's SETA foundation    UN warns of 'systematic atrocities,' deepening humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan    Egypt's Al-Sisi ratifies new criminal procedures law after parliament amends it    Egypt launches 3rd World Conference on Population, Health and Human Development    Cowardly attacks will not weaken Pakistan's resolve to fight terrorism, says FM    Gold prices in Egypt edge higher on Wednesday, 12 Nov., 2025    Egypt's TMG 9-month profit jumps 70% on record SouthMed sales    Egypt adds trachoma elimination to health success track record: WHO    Egypt, Latvia sign healthcare MoU during PHDC'25    Egypt, India explore cooperation in high-tech pharmaceutical manufacturing, health investments    Egypt, Sudan, UN convene to ramp up humanitarian aid in Sudan    Egypt releases 2023 State of Environment Report    Egyptians vote in 1st stage of lower house of parliament elections    Grand Egyptian Museum welcomes over 12,000 visitors on seventh day    Sisi meets Russian security chief to discuss Gaza ceasefire, trade, nuclear projects    Egypt repatriates 36 smuggled ancient artefacts from the US    Grand Egyptian Museum attracts 18k visitors on first public opening day    'Royalty on the Nile': Grand Ball of Monte-Carlo comes to Cairo    VS-FILM Festival for Very Short Films Ignites El Sokhna    Egypt's cultural palaces authority launches nationwide arts and culture events    Egypt launches Red Sea Open to boost tourism, international profile    Qatar to activate Egypt investment package with Matrouh deal in days: Cabinet    Omar Hisham Talaat: Media partnership with 'On Sports' key to promoting Egyptian golf tourism    Sisi expands national support fund to include diplomats who died on duty    Madinaty Golf Club to host 104th Egyptian Open    Egypt's PM reviews efforts to remove Nile River encroachments    Al-Sisi: Cairo to host Gaza reconstruction conference in November    Egypt will never relinquish historical Nile water rights, PM says    Egypt resolves dispute between top African sports bodies ahead of 2027 African Games    Germany among EU's priciest labour markets – official data    Paris Olympic gold '24 medals hit record value    It's a bit frustrating to draw at home: Real Madrid keeper after Villarreal game    Russia says it's in sync with US, China, Pakistan on Taliban    Shoukry reviews with Guterres Egypt's efforts to achieve SDGs, promote human rights    Sudan says countries must cooperate on vaccines    Johnson & Johnson: Second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19    Egypt to tax bloggers, YouTubers    Egypt's FM asserts importance of stability in Libya, holding elections as scheduled    We mustn't lose touch: Muller after Bayern win in Bundesliga    Egypt records 36 new deaths from Covid-19, highest since mid June    Egypt sells $3 bln US-dollar dominated eurobonds    Gamal Hanafy's ceramic exhibition at Gezira Arts Centre is a must go    Italian Institute Director Davide Scalmani presents activities of the Cairo Institute for ITALIANA.IT platform    







Thank you for reporting!
This image will be automatically disabled when it gets reported by several people.



Brotherhood leader backtracks on giving Rabaa testimony
Leading Muslim Brother Mohamed Ali Bishr cites bias as reason behind not testifying on Rabaa dispersal
Ahram Online Published in Ahram Online on 14 - 09 - 2014

Mohamed Ali Bishr, a leading Muslim Brotherhood member, backtracked on a previous announcement to testify on Monday in front of a fact-finding committee assigned to investigate the August 2013 dispersal of the Rabaa protest camp.
Egyptian news website Aswat Masriya – established by Reuters – reported that Bishr said in a statement that the neutrality of the committee had been compromised when his intention to testify was used for political ends, without elaborating further.
In a statement issued Thursday afternoon the committee stated that Bishr told committee head Fouad Riyad – who also led the International Criminal Tribunal in the former Yugoslovia – that he was ready to testify alongside other Brotherhood members after an initial rejection to testify a couple of weeks ago.
Bishr then accused Riyad in the new statement of speaking publicly of his political positions, saying the "politicisation" of the testimony is to the detriment of informing the public about the truth of the events.
Prior to his retraction, Bishr had told Riyad that he asked the wife and son of Mohamed El-Beltagy, a leading Brotherhood figure and former MP, to testify.
El-Beltagy's daughter Asmaa El-Beltagy was killed in the Rabaa dispersal and became an icon among pro-Mohamed Morsi supporters both locally and internationally. El-Beltagy himself is currently in jail, serving two life sentences.
According to the fact-finding committee's Thursday statement, Bishr also called on other Brotherhood members such as lawyer Hoda Abdel-Moneim and Hanan Amin to testify as eye witnesses to the dispersal.
Bishr was among the Brotherhood team that held talks with the EU delegation that travelled to Cairo following Morsi's ouster in July 2013.
The Brotherhood was designated as a terrorist organisation last December.
Riyad announced earlier that the committee was ready to send a delegation to listen to the testimonies of Brotherhood members abroad if they approved to testify.
He also called on international human rights organisations like Human Rights Watch to present their findings on the dispersal.
http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/110742.aspx

Clic here to read the story from its source.