A court in September outlawed the Brotherhood after the army overthrew President Mohamed Morsi in July following mass protests against his rule.
The case against his Brotherhood was brought by a lawyer from the leftist Tagammu party, which cited the need to protect Egyptians from violence.
It accompanied a campaign by security forces to crush the Islamist movement in which hundreds of its members have been killed, thousands arrested, and its leaders, including Mohamed Morsi, put on trial.
Wednesday’s decision was another political blow to the group.
‘In its scheduled session today, the Cairo Urgent Cases court dismissed an appeal raised by the Muslim Brotherhood to stop the execution of the previous order banning the activities of the group,’ state news agency MENA reported.
Since Mohamed Morsi’s overthrow, Egypt has become fiercely divided, with state media lionising the military and police for the crackdown and his supporters frequently protesting in the streets. The military-installed government has promised new elections next year. Foreign governments say that the elections must include all political factions to mark a credible return to democracy for Egypt. The court ruling indicated the Brotherhood was likely to be excluded. Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s first freely elected president, faces charges of inciting violence. His trial began on Monday and was adjourned by a judge to early January. The government has formed a committee to review the Brotherhood’s assets.
The case against his Brotherhood was brought by a lawyer from the leftist Tagammu party, which cited the need to protect Egyptians from violence.
It accompanied a campaign by security forces to crush the Islamist movement in which hundreds of its members have been killed, thousands arrested, and its leaders, including Mohamed Morsi, put on trial.
Wednesday’s decision was another political blow to the group.
‘In its scheduled session today, the Cairo Urgent Cases court dismissed an appeal raised by the Muslim Brotherhood to stop the execution of the previous order banning the activities of the group,’ state news agency MENA reported.
Since Mohamed Morsi’s overthrow, Egypt has become fiercely divided, with state media lionising the military and police for the crackdown and his supporters frequently protesting in the streets. The military-installed government has promised new elections next year. Foreign governments say that the elections must include all political factions to mark a credible return to democracy for Egypt. The court ruling indicated the Brotherhood was likely to be excluded. Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s first freely elected president, faces charges of inciting violence. His trial began on Monday and was adjourned by a judge to early January. The government has formed a committee to review the Brotherhood’s assets.