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Egypt freezes assets of top Islamists, as US official dispatched to Cairo
Egypt’s public prosecutor on Sunday ordered the freezing of assets belonging to 14 top Islamists, as the U.S. dispatched its first senior official to Cairo since President Mohammed Mursi’s ouster.
U.S. Under Secretary of State Bill Burns will visit Egypt from Sunday to Tuesday, the State Department said, adding he would “underscore U.S. support for the Egyptian people.”
His trip comes amid growing pressure on Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood, which is in disarray with key figures either detained, on the run or keeping a low profile.
It also comes amid international calls for the release of the detained Mursi, Egypt’s first freely elected president who was topped in a popularly backed military coup on July 3.
The Brotherhood has refused to join the new government headed by caretaker Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawi who is pushing ahead with talks on forming his cabinet.
On Sunday, Beblawi appointed former ambassador to Washington, Nabil Fahmy, 62, as foreign minister, while prominent liberal leader Mohamed ElBaradei, 71, was sworn in as interim vice president for foreign relations.
Beblawi has said his cabinet’s priorities would be to restore security, ensure the flow of goods and services and prepare for parliamentary and presidential elections.
The asset freeze is part of an investigation ordered by public prosecutor Hisham Barakat which affects nine Muslim Brotherhood leaders, including the group’s general guide Mohamed Badie, and five Islamists from other groups including ex-militant faction Gamaa Islamiya, judicial sources said.
It relates to four deadly incidents since Mursi’s overthrow, including clashes in Cairo last Monday in which dozens of people died.
More: http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/mid…Cairo.html
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