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Muslim Brotherhood threatens to sue British government
Muslim Brotherhood's most senior member in Britain, Ibrahim Mounir, warns that outlawing the Islamic movement could lead to violence • Brotherhood plans to challenge any "improper attempt to restrict its activity" in court, he says.
Eli Leon
The U.K. branch of the Muslim Brotherhood warns of possible attacks following government probe
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Days after British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that the U.K. branch of the Muslim Brotherhood would soon come under investigation, the Islamist organization warned that the probe could lead to terror attacks against civilians.
In an interview with British weekly The Sunday Times, the Muslim Brotherhood's most senior member in the U.K., Ibrahim Mounir, said that if a ban was instituted against the organization, it could lead to violence.
"If this [ban] happened, this would make a lot of people in Muslim communities think that [peaceful] Muslim Brotherhood values ... didn’t work and now they are designated a terrorist group, which would make the doors open for all options," Mounir said.
According to him, this kind of stance could cause unpredictable responses from big Muslim organizations close to the Brotherhood.
Following Cameron's announcement of the investigation, the Muslim Brotherhood released a statement saying that the organization, "Is prepared to engage with the British Government's review. … [it] will challenge, through the British courts, any improper attempt to restrict its activity."
The Brotherhood further questioned whether the probe would be fair, considering it would be headed by Sir John Jenkins, the British ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has banned the Muslim Brotherhood, labeling it a terror group.
"It is important that the British government does not bend to pressure from foreign governments who are concerned about their own people's quest for democracy," the Brotherhood said in a statement, hinting at Saudi Arabia's motives for outlawing the organization.
