Can young Brotherhood splinter group advance issue of political detainees?
A group of young people from the Muslim Brotherhood in Qatar, Sudan and Turkey decide to defect from the group and establish their own movement, citing failures on part of senior leaders to tackle the issue of political detainees and fugitives in Egypt.
CAIRO — A group of young people disaffected with the Muslim Brotherhood in several countries, including Qatar, Turkey and Sudan, recently announced their split from the organization to establish Tayyar al-Mostakel (the Independent Movement). The group cited disappointment with Brotherhood policies with regard to detainees in Egyptian prisons and reconciliation with the Egyptian regime.
The new group issued its first statement Aug. 21 through several media platforms, saying, “The group seeks, through its project, to be the alternative option for those who reject what the Muslim Brotherhood has become with all its failures, chaos abroad and efforts to waste the energies of young people.”
