Internal conflicts augur Brotherhood's collapse
In a new surprise that is turning things upside down inside the Muslim Brotherhood, the so-called 'General Shura Council' announced the dismissal of acting supreme guide of the group, Ibrahim Muneer.
The move came after former Muslim
Brotherhood Secretary-General, Mahmud Hussein, and an allied group of senior
group officials took control of its different offices and media platforms.
The media platforms started lobbying
for the positions adopted by Hussein and his camp.
This caused Muneer to suspend
Hussein and his allies. He also expelled those who cooperated with Hussein's
camp.
Internal revolution
The Brotherhood's Shura Council announced
Muneer's sacking on October 13.
It said in a statement that the
decision was made with approval from 84% of the council members.
The council also decided to refer
all the decisions taken by Muneer as Brotherhood acting supreme guide to
internal agencies for consideration.
Muneer did not abide by the
regulations of the Muslim Brotherhood, the council said.
It added that the acting supreme
guide had marginalized Brotherhood institutions and failed to abide by the
decisions of the Shura Council for a whole year.
Control
Muneer countered by appearing in a
video, in which he accused some of the senior members of his organization of
trying to bypass its regulations.
He also claimed that the crisis that
had popped up within his group had already been contained.
Muneer said the conduct of some of
the senior members of his organization made it necessary for the Brotherhood
leadership to take action to stop them.
He also accused his opponents of
trying to control the Brotherhood through the media.
On October 13, Muneer declared the
measures taken by Hussein and his camp 'null' and 'void'.
"Those taking these measures
had already expelled themselves from the Muslim Brotherhood," Muneer said.
