Egyptian sources claimed that the Muslim Brotherhood movement was seeking to suspend its activities in some Arab countries following the “internal collapse” and anger against the group.
The sources told Sky News that the current Brotherhood leader, Ibrahim Munir, had secret contacts with a number of leaders of the movement and asked them to consider a proposal to suspend the Brotherhood’s political activities for a certain period (several years).
Munir further justified the proposal by saying that a cessation of activities for a certain period of time would give crisis-stricken branches the opportunity to rebuild themselves, prevent internal divisions, especially in Egypt and Tunisia, and reduce popular anger.
Informed sources added that the Brotherhood Research Center has recently prepared a study on the future of the movement in the light of the current changes, which addresses the extent of popular opposition to the movement and shows that the movement has no ability to return to political activity in the near future.
Recently, a Cairo criminal court sentenced the Muslim Brotherhood and 56 others to terrorism for another five years.
