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Egyptian court bans Muslim Brotherhood, seizes funds

2013-09-23 81 Dailymotion

It's back underground for the Muslim Brotherhood.<br/> <br />An Egyptian court has banned the party from engaging in any activities and has also seized the group's funds.<br/> <br />The decision comes after two months of unrest following the overthrow of then-President Mohamed Mursi.<br/> <br />So far, some Egyptians are welcoming the court's decision.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) EGYPTIAN CITIZEN, SAMEH SAMIR, SAYING:<br/> <br />"It is a correct decision 100 percent. The group that sheds the blood of their fellow Egyptians or sheds the blood of anyone must be an illegitimate group and a terrorist group. They killed youths who were in their prime years in Sinai and took Egyptians' money. My opinion is that this is 100 percent a correct decision."<br/> <br />Others, however, are criticizing the court's decision in fear that some Brotherhood members will lose faith in peaceful resistance and take up arms against the government.<br/> <br />The Brotherhood won parliamentary and presidential elections after veteran autocr

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