Egypt court dissolves Muslim Brotherhood party

Decision comes after advisory panel notes that members of the Islamic group have been accused of violence

By AP 9 August 2014, 3:23 pm

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Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood chant slogans during a demonstration in Dalga Village, in upper Egypt, Aug. 30, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Roger Anis/El Shorouk Newspaper)

Egypt’s state news agency says the country’s administrative court has dissolved the political party of the banned Muslim Brotherhood and ordered its assets liquidated.

The decision Saturday against the Freedom and Justice Party comes after a recommendation by the court’s advisory panel that noted the party’s leaders had already been accused, and in some cases convicted, of murder and inciting violence.

The recommendation added that the police investigation stated the party headquarters and offices were used to store weapons.

The government declared the Brotherhood a terrorist group late last year, accusing it of orchestrating a wave of violence to destabilize the country after the military overthrew President Mohammed Morsi, a Brotherhood member.

The party was founded in 2011 and went on to dominate subsequent legislative elections.