Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Egypt backs away from plan to dissolve Muslim Brotherhood

Jerusalem Post - CAIRO- Egypt should not ban the Muslim Brotherhood or exclude it from the political process after the army's overthrow of Mohamed Morsi, the interim prime minister said on Tuesday, in a softening of state rhetoric against the Islamist group.
The apparent about-turn adds to speculation that the government is beginning to prepare for a possible political settlement to the crisis.

Hazem el-Beblawi proposed on Aug. 17 that the Arab world's oldest and arguably best organized Islamist group should be dissolved, and said the government was studying the idea.

He made the proposal to the minister of social affairs, who is responsible for licensing non-governmental organizations.

In an interview with state media late on Tuesday, Beblawi appeared to row back, saying the government would instead monitor the group and its political wing and that the actions of its members would determine its fate.   More  PTG

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