20 Muslim Brotherhood Suspects Placed on Terrorist Lists in Egypt

A Cairo court in Egypt ordered on Saturday that 20 Muslim Brotherhood members be placed on terrorist lists for the next five years.

The court based its decision on proof that the accused were terrorists because some of them were leaders of the Brotherhood. Others were accused of joining and funding the group to carry out terror attacks and promote its ideology.

Egypt labels the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization.

Several charges have been laid against the 20 terror suspects, including purchasing weapons and arms.



They also received some of their funds through Brotherhood leaderships abroad

In a separate development, the Cairo Criminal Court set August 4 as the date for the retrial of seven defendants in the so-called Tanta terror cell case.

The suspects are charged with forming a terror cell in the western city of Tanta for the purpose of attacking the army and police.

In 2016, the suspects were originally given death or prison sentences. The northern Cairo criminal court then accepted the defendants’ appeal in 2017 and ordered a retrial.