Egypt formally designates Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organization
Egypt has permanently added the Muslim Brotherhood to its terrorist entities list, enforcing a full ban on its activities and freezing its assets.
Key Takeaways
AIEgyptian authorities have permanently designated the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, following years of bans and provisional listings.
The decision was published in the official gazette on Monday, based on two court rulings: one from Cairo Criminal Court (Second Terrorism Circuit) in 2023, and another from the Court of Cassation in April this year.
Under the anti-terrorism law, the designation leads to a comprehensive ban on the group, suspension of its activities, closure of its offices, prohibition of meetings, and a ban on funding or collecting money or assets for its benefit, directly or indirectly. The group’s funds and assets are frozen, as well as any assets it controls or profits from.
The decision also prohibits joining, promoting, or advocating for the group, or displaying its slogans.
The Muslim Brotherhood had been provisionally listed as a terrorist entity since 2015, with Egyptian courts renewing the designation several times before this final decision.