Rumors, Lies, and Brotherhood Committees: Egyptian Authorities Reveal the Secret Behind the Arrest of 6 Journalists

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On Thursday, the Egyptian Ministry of Interior revealed the circumstances surrounding the arrest of 6 journalists from a news website operated from abroad, confirming that the matter is related to the Muslim Brotherhood's schemes to undermine the stability of the country.

The ministry stated in a statement that as part of monitoring the schemes of the Muslim Brotherhood aimed at undermining the state of stability enjoyed by the country through fabricating lies and spreading rumors, a page was detected on the internet titled "Don't Believe" which is unlicensed and operated from abroad, disseminating false news and distorting facts.

The Interior Ministry confirmed that it was found upon examination that the mentioned page is part of the media committees of the Muslim Brotherhood and is managed by the fugitive Brotherhood member abroad, Abdulrahman Shukri Ali Abdeljalil Mansour, who is assisted inside Egypt by several Brotherhood elements who prepare these false and fabricated news and send them to him abroad for publication on the mentioned page in exchange for financial funding they receive from abroad.

The Ministry of Interior stated that legal procedures were taken and 6 members of the aforementioned Brotherhood media committee were arrested, one of whom is registered with the Journalists' Syndicate while the others are not registered with the syndicate, confirming that the head of the Journalists' Syndicate was informed at the time about the arrest of the mentioned journalist and the background of his arrest, and legal actions were taken.