683 Morsi supporters sentenced to death in Egypt
By V.M. Khaleelur Rahman
By V.M. Khaleelur Rahman
The news coming from Cairo that the leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood Mr. Mohamed Badie and other 682 supporters of the ousted President Mohammed Morsi have been sentenced to death by a Judge in Egypt on Monday has shocked not only the members of the group which has been the target of raids, arrests and bans but also the entire world even though it is the internal matter of that country.The news paper reports say that it may drive youngsters to violence against the Egyptian state. Mr. Mohamed Badie was charged with crimes including inciting violence that followed the overthrow of Mohammed Morsi who is on trial on many charges. The same Judge also upheld the death penalty for 37 of 529 defendants sentenced in a similar case in March though he commuted the rest to life imprisonment.
According to reports, the 70 year old Mr. Badie appeared relaxed and joked asking other Brotherhood members to buy him the red outfit that prisoners condemned to death wear and said: “if they executed me one thousand times I will not retreat from the right path”.
All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat, the umbrella body of Indian Muslim organizations, condemned the reckless and wholesale death sentences issued in Egypt. Its President Dr Zafarul Islam Khan requested human rights organisations all over the world, especially the UN and EU human rights commissions, to take note of the blatant violations of human rights being committed by the Egyptian putschist government and to take it to the World Court of Justice and to boycott it internationally.
According to reports, the 70 year old Mr. Badie appeared relaxed and joked asking other Brotherhood members to buy him the red outfit that prisoners condemned to death wear and said: “if they executed me one thousand times I will not retreat from the right path”.
All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat, the umbrella body of Indian Muslim organizations, condemned the reckless and wholesale death sentences issued in Egypt. Its President Dr Zafarul Islam Khan requested human rights organisations all over the world, especially the UN and EU human rights commissions, to take note of the blatant violations of human rights being committed by the Egyptian putschist government and to take it to the World Court of Justice and to boycott it internationally.
It is purely a 'murder of democracy' that happened in Egypt.
ReplyDeleteAfter the Arab spring, Mohammed Morsi, a well educated and an able administrator, came in to power by the due process of free and fair election.
He started off well with many programmes with very limited resources available while maintaining the same rate of taxes. He was denied a peaceful office, and expectations were very high. People expected a miracle from him within one year - which was impossible, though his approach was in the right direction. He was right in line with his Turkey counterpart - Mr. Recep Tayip Erdogan.
Most of the decisions that he took, were applauded by world political analysts where as one major decision, the immunity over judiciary, which he took in fear, was the beginning of his end.
It is really sad that the West and GCC stopped aid to Egypt and did not stop with that - but went on to support dissidents & military to take a 'coup' and thus bringing a democratically elected govt to fall!!
Egypt's major economy, tourism, has come to a grinding halt. Foreign investments are withdrawn. People are used to getting doll in the form of highly subsidized bread, milk, transport etc., These freebies programmes can not be continued unless there is a constant support especially from the Gulf. Now that, Gen Sisi has usurped the power, an agent of the Gulf, Egypt's current account is back to normal, money is free flowing and people are once again happy. BUT, they have forgotten the fact that the country which has the world's most ancient civilization, has lost the road to democracy. Instead of leading the arab-world from the front, it is a pity that Egypt is at the mercy of some vested interest.
The ruling party was targeted. President and office bearers were arrested. Dozens got killed - even while praying in mosque. Iqwan-ul-momineen, Islamic Brotherhood, was banned. Thousands arrested and now we see about 500 being sentenced to death.
Rest is your wonderful reporting.
It is good that people like you, who are updated with world affairs, bring such things to the lime-light.
Thank you Khaleelur Rahman Bhai.
T.Zafar Ahmed -Chennai
It is purely a 'murder of democracy' that happened in Egypt.
ReplyDeleteAfter the Arab spring, Mohammed Morsi, a well educated and an able administrator, came in to power by the due process of free and fair election.
He started off well with many programmes with very limited resources available while maintaining the same rate of taxes. He was denied a peaceful office, and expectations were very high. People expected a miracle from him within one year - which was impossible, though his approach was in the right direction. He was right in line with his Turkey counterpart - Mr. Recep Tayip Erdogan.
Most of the decisions that he took, were applauded by world political analysts where as one major decision, the immunity over judiciary, which he took in fear, was the beginning of his end.
It is really sad that the West and GCC stopped aid to Egypt and did not stop with that - but went on to support dissidents & military to take a 'coup' and thus bringing a democratically elected govt to fall!!
Egypt's major economy, tourism, has come to a grinding halt. Foreign investments are withdrawn. People are used to getting doll in the form of highly subsidized bread, milk, transport etc., These freebies programmes can not be continued unless there is a constant support especially from the Gulf. Now that, Gen Sisi has usurped the power, an agent of the Gulf, Egypt's current account is back to normal, money is free flowing and people are once again happy. BUT, they have forgotten the fact that the country which has the world's most ancient civilization, has lost the road to democracy. Instead of leading the arab-world from the front, it is a pity that Egypt is at the mercy of some vested interest.
The ruling party was targeted. President and office bearers were arrested. Dozens got killed - even while praying in mosque. Iqwan-ul-momineen, Islamic Brotherhood, was banned. Thousands arrested and now we see about 500 being sentenced to death.
Rest is your wonderful reporting.
It is good that people like you, who are updated with world affairs, bring such things to the lime-light.
Thank you Khaleelur Rahman Bhai.
T.Zafar Ahmed -Chennai
It is purely a 'murder of democracy' that happened in Egypt.
ReplyDeleteAfter the Arab spring, Mohammed Morsi, a well educated and an able administrator, came in to power by the due process of free and fair election.
He started off well with many programmes with very limited resources available while maintaining the same rate of taxes. He was denied a peaceful office, and expectations were very high. People expected a miracle from him within one year - which was impossible, though his approach was in the right direction. He was right in line with his Turkey counterpart - Mr. Recep Tayip Erdogan.
Most of the decisions that he took, were applauded by world political analysts where as one major decision, the immunity over judiciary, which he took in fear, was the beginning of his end.
It is really sad that the West and GCC stopped aid to Egypt and did not stop with that - but went on to support dissidents & military to take a 'coup' and thus bringing a democratically elected govt to fall!!
Egypt's major economy, tourism, has come to a grinding halt. Foreign investments are withdrawn. People are used to getting doll in the form of highly subsidized bread, milk, transport etc., These freebies programmes can not be continued unless there is a constant support especially from the Gulf. Now that, Gen Sisi has usurped the power, an agent of the Gulf, Egypt's current account is back to normal, money is free flowing and people are once again happy. BUT, they have forgotten the fact that the country which has the world's most ancient civilization, has lost the road to democracy. Instead of leading the arab-world from the front, it is a pity that Egypt is at the mercy of some vested interest.
The ruling party was targeted. President and office bearers were arrested. Dozens got killed - even while praying in mosque. Iqwan-ul-momineen, Islamic Brotherhood, was banned. Thousands arrested and now we see about 500 being sentenced to death.
Rest is your wonderful reporting.
It is good that people like you, who are updated with world affairs, bring such things to the lime-light.
Thank you Khaleelur Rahman Bhai.
T.Zafar Ahmed -Chennai