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Egypt detains al-Jazeera journalists on suspicion of Muslim Brotherhood links
Source: Associated Press
Egypt detains al-Jazeera journalists on suspicion of Muslim Brotherhood links
Associated Press in Cairo
The Guardian, Tuesday 31 December 2013 16.41 GMT
Egypt's top prosecutor has ordered five people – including four journalists working for the satellite news broadcaster al-Jazeera English – to be held for 15 days on suspicion of joining a terrorist organisation and spreading false news harmful to state security.
The order from the prosecutor general, Hisham Barakat, accused the five of belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood, the group to which the ousted president Mohammed Morsi belongs. It alleges that they set up a media network with the aim of "tarnishing Egypt's image abroad and harming its political position".
The journalists were arrested late on Sunday at a five-star hotel in Cairo. The network has demanded they be released.
Also on Tuesday, Egypt's interim government ordered the seizure of assets of more than 500 Muslim Brotherhood and Islamist leaders, including Morsi, as part of an ever-tightening crackdown on the group.
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Associated Press in Cairo
The Guardian, Tuesday 31 December 2013 16.41 GMT
Egypt's top prosecutor has ordered five people – including four journalists working for the satellite news broadcaster al-Jazeera English – to be held for 15 days on suspicion of joining a terrorist organisation and spreading false news harmful to state security.
The order from the prosecutor general, Hisham Barakat, accused the five of belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood, the group to which the ousted president Mohammed Morsi belongs. It alleges that they set up a media network with the aim of "tarnishing Egypt's image abroad and harming its political position".
The journalists were arrested late on Sunday at a five-star hotel in Cairo. The network has demanded they be released.
Also on Tuesday, Egypt's interim government ordered the seizure of assets of more than 500 Muslim Brotherhood and Islamist leaders, including Morsi, as part of an ever-tightening crackdown on the group.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/31/egypt-al-jazeera-journalists-muslim-brotherhood
