They were among about 100 members of the Muslim Brotherhood taken into custody Tuesday.
The brotherhood -- locked
in a deadly battle with the military for control of Egypt -- slammed
the interim government's ongoing "bloody military coup."
In a statement, the group's Freedom and Justice Party described the charges against Badie as "trumped up" and "political."
"It is well-known that
all the charges brought against the leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood
and its affiliated political party, the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP)
as well as the leaders of the Anti-Coup, Pro-Democracy National Alliance
are implausible fabricated charges with no legally acceptable evidence.
"What they are facing are
nothing but political trumped up charges thinly painted with criminal
colors," Ali Kamal, a lawyer for the Muslim Brotherhood, said in the
statement.
Badie was taken in a dawn raid at a residential apartment in Cairo's Nasr City neighborhood, the Ministry of Interior said.
Arresting Badie "is not
the end of the group, which will remain in the hearts of millions of
Egyptians," said Ahmed Arif, spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Badie will be detained
for 15 days for investigation on accusations of inciting violence and
killing protesters, the Ministry of Interior said. The detention could
be extended, as has been done with ousted President Mohamed Morsy.
Mahmoud Ezzat, Badie's deputy, was named supreme guide on a temporary basis.
Later, Hegazy was arrested in Nasr City as well, according to state-run broadcaster Al-Masriya.
The military has been
arresting numerous key figures in the Muslim Brotherhood, including
Mohamed Mahdi Akef, the former supreme guide; his deputy, Khairat
al-Shater; Saad al-Katatni, chairman of the Freedom and Justice Party;
his deputy, Rashad al-Bayoumi; and Sheikh Hazem Salah Abo Ismael.
Armed fighters holed up in school facility, military says
Badie was with Syed
Abdul Rahim Abdel Naby, a teacher from the Islamic Dawa school in Beni
Suef, when he was arrested at dawn, the Ministry of Interior said in its
statement.
Security forces then
searched the school and arrested 38 members of the Muslim Brotherhood
"who were hiding" in the facility and had numerous weapons, including a
rifle, pistols, and Molotov cocktails, the statement said. Some of the
equipment belonged to the administration of the civil protection unit in
Beni Suef, which had been stormed, robbed and set on fire, the
statement said.
Both sides in the conflict have insisted they reject violence, but fighting has raged.
The Muslim Brotherhood
changed its profile image on Facebook on Tuesday to an image of Badie,
with a quote saying, "Our peaceful movement is mightier than their
tanks."
Nationwide arrests
Security forces also
arrested 56 administrative leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood in various
provinces, the Ministry of Interior said.
The arrests came a day after 25 soldiers were killed in a Sinai ambush and onetime ruler Hosni Mubarak won acquittal on a corruption charge.
The soldiers were killed
when suspected militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades struck
two buses carrying security forces Monday in the city of Rafah, on the
border between Egypt and Gaza, Nile TV reported.
Interim President Adly Mansour declared three days of national mourning following the attack, Nile TV said.
The Sinai Peninsula is a
lawless area that was the site of frequent attacks even before Egypt's
latest round of turmoil. In May, for example, seven Egyptian solders
were kidnapped and held for six days there, a spokesman for Egypt's
armed forces said.
But the attack adds to
the persistent tension across the country since the military ousted the
democratically elected Morsy in a coup.
Over the past week, about 900 people -- security personnel as well as citizens -- have been killed.
Deaths occurred when the
military used force to clear two pro-Morsy sit-in sites in Cairo on
Wednesday and violence raged after pro-Morsy supporters staged
demonstrations Friday.
The
Police in Kenya said Tuesday said they were battling to contain a new
trend of commercial sex tourism that targets young boys in the coastal
towns of the country .
The reports monitored from a local radio station, quoted Police as saying the trend had caused the rise in the sale pampers in the region due to the rising health problems among boys indulging in the act.
Malindi sub county Deputy Police Commissioner, Joshua Nkanatha told Kenya local radio that boys from poor families were being lured into the trade by rich male tourists.
The Police official said the situation had lead to an increase in number of cases of HIV/AIDS spread in the area.
“A survey we conducted shows that boys engaging in sexual activities with male tourists are buying pampers because they can no longer hold their stool, “Nkanatha said.
Nkanatha, who spoke during a Public Baraza at HGM primary school, Malindi said “male prostitution had become high
in Malindi and contributing to increased cases of HIV and AIDS.
He urged educated and concerned members of the public to take up the responsibility of enlightening the youths
about the health risks of engaging in the vice.
Malindai is a resort town on the outskirt of Nairobi, the Kenyan Capital which attracts Tourists from within and outside Africa.
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The reports monitored from a local radio station, quoted Police as saying the trend had caused the rise in the sale pampers in the region due to the rising health problems among boys indulging in the act.
Malindi sub county Deputy Police Commissioner, Joshua Nkanatha told Kenya local radio that boys from poor families were being lured into the trade by rich male tourists.
The Police official said the situation had lead to an increase in number of cases of HIV/AIDS spread in the area.
“A survey we conducted shows that boys engaging in sexual activities with male tourists are buying pampers because they can no longer hold their stool, “Nkanatha said.
Nkanatha, who spoke during a Public Baraza at HGM primary school, Malindi said “male prostitution had become high
in Malindi and contributing to increased cases of HIV and AIDS.
He urged educated and concerned members of the public to take up the responsibility of enlightening the youths
about the health risks of engaging in the vice.
Malindai is a resort town on the outskirt of Nairobi, the Kenyan Capital which attracts Tourists from within and outside Africa.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/08/male-prositution-causes-rise-in-sale-of-pampers-in-kenya/#sthash.99AsW6Lj.a8Jwdtdd.dpuf
Addis
Ababa – The Police in Kenya said Tuesday said they were battling to
contain a new trend of commercial sex tourism that targets young boys in
the coastal towns of the country .
The reports monitored from a local radio station, quoted Police as saying the trend had caused the rise in the sale pampers in the region due to the rising health problems among boys indulging in the act.
Malindi sub county Deputy Police Commissioner, Joshua Nkanatha told Kenya local radio that boys from poor families were being lured into the trade by rich male tourists.
The Police official said the situation had lead to an increase in number of cases of HIV/AIDS spread in the area.
“A survey we conducted shows that boys engaging in sexual activities with male tourists are buying pampers because they can no longer hold their stool, “Nkanatha said.
Nkanatha, who spoke during a Public Baraza at HGM primary school, Malindi said “male prostitution had become high
in Malindi and contributing to increased cases of HIV and AIDS.
He urged educated and concerned members of the public to take up the responsibility of enlightening the youths
about the health risks of engaging in the vice.
Malindai is a resort town on the outskirt of Nairobi, the Kenyan Capital which attracts Tourists from within and outside Africa.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/08/male-prositution-causes-rise-in-sale-of-pampers-in-kenya/#sthash.99AsW6Lj.a8Jwdtdd.dpuf
The reports monitored from a local radio station, quoted Police as saying the trend had caused the rise in the sale pampers in the region due to the rising health problems among boys indulging in the act.
Malindi sub county Deputy Police Commissioner, Joshua Nkanatha told Kenya local radio that boys from poor families were being lured into the trade by rich male tourists.
The Police official said the situation had lead to an increase in number of cases of HIV/AIDS spread in the area.
“A survey we conducted shows that boys engaging in sexual activities with male tourists are buying pampers because they can no longer hold their stool, “Nkanatha said.
Nkanatha, who spoke during a Public Baraza at HGM primary school, Malindi said “male prostitution had become high
in Malindi and contributing to increased cases of HIV and AIDS.
He urged educated and concerned members of the public to take up the responsibility of enlightening the youths
about the health risks of engaging in the vice.
Malindai is a resort town on the outskirt of Nairobi, the Kenyan Capital which attracts Tourists from within and outside Africa.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/08/male-prositution-causes-rise-in-sale-of-pampers-in-kenya/#sthash.99AsW6Lj.a8Jwdtdd.dpuf
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