3 companies and 23 million pounds … Why was Abu Trika finally put on the terrorist lists?

A few days ago, the Egyptian Court of Cassation recommended the rejection of the appeal lodged by the club Al-Ahly and the former national footballer Mohamed Abu Trika, in order to avoid his being placed on the terrorist lists. for a period of 5 years.

According to the recommendation, the Court of Cassation may issue a decision to include Abu Trika in the terrorism lists in a definitive manner that is not subject to appeal, and accordingly, in accordance with Law No. 8 of 2015 on terrorist entities and amended by Law No. 14 of 2020, the Egyptian player will be subject to sanctions which include the freezing of his money and property and the loss of his state of good reputation. a new passport for him.

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Besides Abu Trika, the decision affected 1,529 others, including the family of the late and former President Mohamed Morsi, the leaders of the Fellowship’s Guidance Office, Muhammad Badi ‘, the group’s mentor, the businessman. currently imprisoned Safwan Thabet, and a number of other loyal businessmen and members of the group who run its economic activities.

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Although Abu Trika denied his support for the Brotherhood and funding for its members, investigations by Egyptian security services revealed that the player already owned 3 businesses, including a tourism company that organized trips to Turkey, and the Brotherhood’s trips to her, and according to reports, much of the funds from Abu’s companies, Trika, have been allocated to the expenses of the imprisoned group members and their families, to fund some of the livelihood operations. Rabaa Al-Adawiya’s sit-in and the allocation of monthly sums to some of the quality committee members, and according to the inventory, the value of these funds was around £ 23 million.

Abu Trika’s affiliation with the Brotherhood – despite his attempts to deny it – was known and confirmed, and during the election campaigns of deposed and late President Mohamed Morsi, former club player Al-Ahly announced his support for him. and to the group during the presidential election. battle against Lieutenant General Ahmed Shafiq, his main rival, and also declared his support for the Renaissance project promised by the Brotherhood if they win the presidency.

Tharwat Al-Kharbawi, the leader who left the group, reveals that Abu Trika was already a member of the group and in the elite section, and his training was overseen in one period by Dr Essam Al-Erian, the leader recently deceased group, and the group was preparing him, according to Al-Kharbawi’s assurances, to be one of its gentle arms in Impact on Youth and Ultras links.

More than the assurances of the Egyptian security services that Abu Trika actually belongs to the Brotherhood, there is the surprising and surprising behavior of the President of the Brotherhood Mohamed Morsi during his presence in power and his decision to pardon Abu’s son. Trika, who was charged. fraud and jailed at the time for embezzling millions of pounds, courtesy of Abu Trika, and in recognition of his role in supporting and supporting the group.

In investigations by adviser Adel Al-Saeed, the former deputy attorney general, into incidents of former President Mohamed Morsi exploiting his influence to try some of those who supported him in the 2012 presidential elections, the surveys have revealed that among the most important that has complimented them is its brevity. Fawzi Mukhtar Abu Trika, cousin of Al-Ahly player Where he issued a presidential decree forgiving him despite his accusation of seizing £ 7million of Interior Ministry funds in transfer operations to perform Hajj and forger officials and 26 other defendants have been released in cases of murder of police officers and attempts to kill former president Hosni Mubarak, returnees from Albania, the events of Imbaba and the events of Imbaba and the events of Imbaba. Faith Mosque, Suez.

In those decisions in which Morsi complimented the son of Abu Trika’s cousin, there were other names that were pardoned, such as Wajdi Ghoneim, a Muslim Brotherhood leader, Ibrahim Munir, the current guide who was accused of works forced for 10 years, and Ibrahim Al-Zayat, the head of the group’s international organization, who was convicted of washing funds on behalf of the group.