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Egypt’s Leaders, Raising Pressure, Freeze Assets of Morsi Backers Egyptian Leaders Freeze Assets of Morsi Backers
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CAIRO — Egypt’s new military-led government said Sunday that it was freezing the assets of 14 Islamist allies of the ousted President Mohamed Morsi, stepping up its pressure on his supporters to back down from their continuing public protests demanding his release and reinstatement. CAIRO — Egypt’s new military-led government said Sunday that it was freezing the assets of 14 Islamist allies of the ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, stepping up its pressure on his supporters to back down from their continuing public protests demanding his release and reinstatement.
Officials associated with the military takeover say they want all factions, including the Islamists, to participate in forming a government and competing for a new Parliament. But the Islamists object to the military overthrow of an elected government and newly ratified Constitution. And they note that the generals are proceeding with the extralegal detention of the president as well the arrests of scores of top Islamists leaders. Officials associated with the military takeover say they want all factions, including the Islamists, to participate in forming a government and competing for a new Parliament. But the Islamists object to the military overthrow of an elected government and a newly ratified Constitution. And they note that the generals are proceeding with the extralegal detention of the president, as well as with the arrests of scores of top Islamists leaders.
Among others, the asset freeze hit Khairat el-Shater, a millionaire businessman who is both the chief financier and the chief strategist of the Muslim Brotherhood, the main Islamist group backing Mr. Morsi. Because of Mr. Shater’s importance to the group, he was subjected to long years in prison and asset seizures under former President Hosni Mubarak, and he sometimes handled the group’s negotiations with Mr. Mubarak’s government from inside his jail cell. Among others, the asset freeze hit Khairat el-Shater, a millionaire businessman who is both the chief financier and the chief strategist of the Muslim Brotherhood, the main Islamist group backing Mr. Morsi. Because of Mr. Shater’s importance to the group, he was subjected to long years in prison and asset seizures under President Hosni Mubarak, and he sometimes handled the group’s negotiations with Mr. Mubarak’s government from inside his jail cell.
The freeze also included the Brotherhood’s spiritual leader, Mohamed Badie, and the leader of its political arm, Saad el-Katatni, the former speaker of Parliament. Mr. Morsi is being detained without any legal warrant, but the new government has charged the other Islamist leaders with inciting violence.The freeze also included the Brotherhood’s spiritual leader, Mohamed Badie, and the leader of its political arm, Saad el-Katatni, the former speaker of Parliament. Mr. Morsi is being detained without any legal warrant, but the new government has charged the other Islamist leaders with inciting violence.
Also on Sunday, the interim president, Adli Mansour, swore in as vice president Mohamed ElBaradei, the Nobel Prize-winning diplomat who has been the highest profile public defender of the takeover. Mr. Mansour is expected to announce a full cabinet of as many as 30 ministers this week.Also on Sunday, the interim president, Adli Mansour, swore in as vice president Mohamed ElBaradei, the Nobel Prize-winning diplomat who has been the highest profile public defender of the takeover. Mr. Mansour is expected to announce a full cabinet of as many as 30 ministers this week.
Television networks broadcast a speech on Sunday by Gen. Abdul-Fattah el-Sisi, who ousted Mr. Morsi, to an auditorium of soldiers. He said that the military takeover was in the interest of national security, and that Mr. Morsi had refused to call for a referendum on his presidency.Television networks broadcast a speech on Sunday by Gen. Abdul-Fattah el-Sisi, who ousted Mr. Morsi, to an auditorium of soldiers. He said that the military takeover was in the interest of national security, and that Mr. Morsi had refused to call for a referendum on his presidency.
Separately, at least 3 people were killed and 17 were wounded early on Monday in Sinai, when attackers suspected of being militants used rocket-propelled grenades to strike a bus carrying cement factory workers, Reuters reported, citing security and medical sources. The report said the attack was in the city of El Arish.
Islamist groups have attacked police officers and soldiers in Sinai repeatedly since Mr. Mubarak, the country’s longtime president, stepped down more than two years ago. There has been a new rush of attacks since Mr. Morsi was removed by the military on July 3, but the attack on the bus appeared to be the first focused on civilians.