Monday 02 March 2015

Iran denounces Egyptian court for listing Hamas terrorist group

TEHRAN - Iran strongly condemns a verdict by an Egyptian court which on Saturday labeled the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas as a “terrorist” organization.

“The Tel Aviv regime is the illegitimate and terrorist regime, which is incapable in the face of the resistance, including Hamas and the Islamic Jihad (another Palestinian resistance movement),” Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Sunday.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran strongly condemns terrorism in all its forms anywhere, including in Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Africa, and Europe,” Press TV quoted Amir-Abdollahian as saying.

Hamas, in a statement, described the court’s decision as “shocking and dangerous.”

“The Egyptian court’s decision to list the Hamas movement as a terror organization is shocking and is dangerous, and it targets the Palestinian people and its factions of resistance,” the statement added.

The court had also claimed in a lawsuit on January 31 that the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military wing, was involved in recent attacks against Egypt’s security forces.

An Egyptian court also on Saturday handed down death sentence to four members of the Muslim Brotherhood movement while condemning 14 others to life in prison.

Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohammed Badie and his deputy Khairat al-Shater along with former lawmaker Mohammed el-Beltagy, party head, Saad el-Katatni, and his deputy, Essam el-Erian, were among those who received life in prison.

Brotherhood is part of Egypt’s reality

Amir-Abdollahian told the Al-Sisi government that “the Muslim Brotherhood is part of the existent reality in Egypt.”

He called on Egypt to adopt “a realistic perspective” on the issue of terrorism. “Any side that takes terrorist measures would be hated by the entire world.”

The Egyptian government has been cracking down on any opposition since Brotherhood-backed Mohamed Morsi was ousted from power.

Sisi has been accused of leading the suppression of Morsi supporters, as hundreds of them have been killed in clashes with Egyptian security forces over the past year.

MD/PA




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