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| Egypt court bans Muslim Brotherhood 'activities' | Egypt court bans Muslim Brotherhood 'activities' |
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| A court in Egypt has banned "all activities" by the Muslim Brotherhood. | A court in Egypt has banned "all activities" by the Muslim Brotherhood. |
| The Cairo administrative court said its ruling applied to the Islamist group, its non-governmental organisation and "any organisation derived from it". | |
| It also ordered the interim government to seize the Brotherhood's funds and form a panel to administer its frozen assets until any appeal had been heard. | |
| The military authorities have launched a crackdown on the group since ousting President Mohammed Morsi on 3 July. | The military authorities have launched a crackdown on the group since ousting President Mohammed Morsi on 3 July. |
| Dozens of senior Brotherhood figures, including its general guide Mohammed Badie, have been detained on suspicion of inciting violence and murder. | Dozens of senior Brotherhood figures, including its general guide Mohammed Badie, have been detained on suspicion of inciting violence and murder. |
| Hundreds of people demanding Mr Morsi's reinstatement, most of them Brotherhood members, have also been killed in clashes with security forces, who portray the crackdown as a struggle against "terrorism". | Hundreds of people demanding Mr Morsi's reinstatement, most of them Brotherhood members, have also been killed in clashes with security forces, who portray the crackdown as a struggle against "terrorism". |
| The 85-year-old Islamist movement was banned by Egypt's military rulers in 1954, but registered itself as an NGO in March in response to a court case bought by opponents who contested its legal status. | |
| The Brotherhood also has a legally registered political wing, the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), which was set up in 2011 as a "non-theocratic" group after the uprising that forced President Hosni Mubarak from power. | |
| Following Mr Morsi's overthrow and the suspension of the Islamist-friendly 2012 constitution, the Cairo administrative court and the social solidarity ministry were tasked with reviewing the Brotherhood's legal status. | |
| Earlier this month, a judicial panel issued a non-binding recommendation to the court supporting one legal challenge, which argued that the NGO registration was illegal because the Brotherhood-led government had effectively issued a licence to itself. |