Egypt’s Public Prosecution has permanently added the Muslim Brotherhood to the country’s list of terrorist entities.
The Official Gazette published decisions issued by the Public Prosecution, through its Office for the Regulation of Lists of Terrorist Entities and Terrorists, permanently listing the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist entity and three individuals as terrorists.
The decision names Abdelrahman Hassan Mohamed Meleigi, Gamal Abdelhamid Gomaa Abdelhamid and Osama Ibrahim Mohamed Mostafa Al-Rakh, who have been permanently placed on the terrorist list following final and binding convictions against them.
Under the law, listing individuals as terrorists carries a number of legal consequences, including travel bans, the withdrawal or cancellation of passports, and the freezing of assets.
It also imposes restrictions on holding public office, engaging in civil society activities, religious advocacy and other activities.
The decision forms part of the judicial process of listing the organisation as a terrorist entity, with specific legal consequences arising from that classification. It is not a political decision to ban the group.
