The Egyptian Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday that it has uncovered the relationship between a fugitive Muslim Brotherhood member and a social media page called 'Matsadaksh'. According to the ministry, the page was run from outside Egypt and was used to spread false news and distort facts as part of the Brotherhood's plan to spread rumors and create confusion.
The ministry stated that the page was monitored and found to be part of the Brotherhood's media committees. It was managed by Abdelrahman Shukri, a fugitive Brotherhood member living outside Egypt, with the help of several Brotherhood members inside the country. These members prepared and sent false news to Shukri to be published on the page in exchange for financial support from abroad.
The investigation revealed that the individuals involved in running the page received financial support from outside Egypt. The ministry did not provide further details on the source of the funding or the exact nature of the false news being spread. However, it emphasized that the page was part of a larger effort by the Brotherhood to spread misinformation and create unrest in Egypt.
As part of the investigation, security forces arrested six members of the page's media committee, including one who was registered with the Egyptian journalists' syndicate. The others were not registered with the syndicate. The arrested individuals were taken into custody and legal proceedings were initiated against them.
The Interior Ministry informed the journalists' syndicate about the arrest of their registered member and provided them with details about the circumstances of his arrest. The syndicate's response to the arrest and the allegations against the member were not immediately available.
The 'Matsadaksh' page is just one example of the ways in which the Muslim Brotherhood has used social media to spread its message and influence public opinion in Egypt. The Brotherhood has been banned in Egypt since 2013 and has been accused of engaging in terrorist activities.
The Egyptian government has taken steps to crack down on social media pages and websites that it accuses of spreading misinformation and promoting terrorism. The government has also increased its efforts to monitor and regulate social media activity in the country.
Key points
- The Egyptian Interior Ministry has exposed the relationship between a fugitive Muslim Brotherhood member and a social media page used to spread false news.
- The page was part of the Brotherhood's media committees and was managed from outside Egypt.
- Six members of the page's media committee were arrested, including one registered with the Egyptian journalists' syndicate.
