Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi and Mohamed Morsi
Egypt Government Thursday outlawed a pressure group calling for the reinstatement of President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood as the country's president. Morsi was overthrown by the army led by the incumbent president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi last year.
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb issued a decree dissolving the National Coalition to Support Legitimacy and Reject the Coup as well as its political arm, the Independence Party, following an earlier court ruling against the organisations.
The Coalition, which included Brotherhood supporters and other groups, was set up after then-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi overthrew Mursi in July 2013 following protests against his rule, Reuters reports.
Egyptian authorities have since cracked down on the Brotherhood, banning Egypt's oldest Islamist organisation and jailed thousands of its members.
Source:ereporter
http://www.ereporter.com.ng/index.php/world-news/item/900-egypt-outlaws-pro-morsi-pressure-group
