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August 5, 2013

Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Leaders to Face Trial; Nobel Winner Tawakkul Karman Denied Entry 
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An Egyptian court says leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood will face trial
later this month on charges of inciting violence during deadly clashes
in the lead-up to the army's ouster of President Mohammed Morsi. Foreign
diplomats, including U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns, met
with jailed deputy Brotherhood leader Khairat el-Shater today. But
according to Al Jazeera, el-Shater refused to negotiate, instead
demanding the diplomats meet with the ousted president. Morsi's
supporters are still camped out in two key Cairo squares despite
government warnings. On Sunday, Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Tawakkul Karman was denied entry to Egypt as she sought to join the
protests against Morsi's ouster. The state news agency Mena said Karman
had been placed on a list of people barred from entering Egypt. The
United States has still declined to name Morsi's ouster a military coup.
Last week, Secretary of State John Kerry issued his strongest words yet
in favor of the military's actions.

John Kerry: "The military was asked to intervene by millions and
millions of people, all of whom were afraid of a descendance into chaos,
into violence. And the military did not take over, to the best of our
judgment so — so far. To run the country, there’s a civilian
government. In effect, they were restoring democracy."

 

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