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Kuwait extradites accused Muslim Brotherhood cell to Egypt

Kuwait has handed over to Egypt members of an alleged Muslim Brotherhood group in the country.

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Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah is seen speaking to special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS Brett McGurk at the State Department in Washington, DC, March 22, 2017. — REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

CAIRO — Deputy Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Khaled al-Jarallah announced that Kuwait handed over to Egypt members of a Muslim Brotherhood cell who were arrested July 12.

Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported July 14 that Jarallah said, “In accordance with joint agreements between the two countries, the Egyptian authorities were handed over those wanted by the Egyptian judiciary.” He deplored their presence in the Kuwaiti territories.

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