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To: Ed Huang who wrote (3564)	11/7/2003 2:38:21 PM
From: Crimson Ghost	Read Replies (2) of 22250

What Bush means by "Arab Democracy'" Member Of Muslim Brotherhood Tortured To Death By Egyptian Authorities Nov 07, 2003 JUS News Desk Saad Sayed Muhammad Qutb, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood died on Monday at the headquarters of the Egyptian state security forces in Cairo after he suffered several sessions of interrogation and torture. The Egyptian Human Rights Organization said Qutb died after being admitted to Umm al-Misriyine hospital "where he died without having received medical care". The hospital report mentioned several injuries on his body and urged the authorities "to take the necessary steps to stop the practice of torture". In a speech in the Cairo Sheraton hotel, senior group members expressed their outrage at Egyptian President Husni Mubarak's regime and promises of reform. Maamoun al-Hodeibi, the Brotherhoods Supreme Guide said the death was “monstrous and unacceptable”. We will file a complaint and demand that the authorities launch an investigation. This must not happen again,” he warned. He added the Brotherhood had “several times in the past warned the authorities against cases of torture” of its members. Al-Hodeibi renewed the groups commitment to "dialogue" and to abolish the emergency laws imposed on Egypt almost without a break since 1967. The laws grant authorities extensive powers to detain people deemed a threat to national security for 45-day renewable periods without charges. He went on to say that the dialogue underway between Mubarak's National Democratic Party and several opposition groups was "worthless and useless" because it excludes the Brotherhood and ended his speech with a tribute to the jailed members of the Brotherhood and prayed to God that they are "released safe and victorious". The Brotherhood, which was created in 1928 by the Egyptian Hassan al-Banna and spread to other Arab countries, calls for the establishment of an Islamic state by peaceful means. The movement is represented by 16 deputies in the 454-member parliament, making it the main opposition force in Egypt. They were elected in November 2000 as independents because of the ban on much of the Brotherhood's activities. Although Brotherhood members are frequently arrested on charges of trying to revive a banned organization, they are active in professional associations and universities as well as in mosques. << Back

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