An Egyptian court has placed the Muslim Association of Britain on Egypt’s list of terrorist entities for five years, the Egyptian Gazette reported, citing the Middle East News Agency (MENA), Egypt’s official, state-run news agency. The Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday “ordered the inclusion of 35 entities and 36 individuals on Egypt’s lists of terrorist entities and terrorists for five years,” the Gazette reported.
Among the listed European Islamic institutions, it named the Council of European Muslims and its various branches, the Muslims of France organization, the Muslim Association of Britain, the Swiss Muslim League, the German Islamic Community, and Islamic associations in Sweden and Italy, as well as the European Council for Fatwa and Research and the European Institute of Human Sciences and its branches.
Reports tie the order to Law No. 8 of 2015 on the Regulation of Lists of Terrorist Entities and Terrorists, which can trigger bans on activism, site closures, financing restrictions, and asset freezes. EgyptToday said the designation “does not automatically mean that the European Union or the governments of the countries where the organizations operate have imposed equivalent terrorist designations.”
The listing is not a criminal conviction, and the ruling is a first-instance decision, and EgyptToday describes a right to challenge it before the Court of Cassation within 60 days of publication.
