Egypt's Abou-Treika Appeals Asset-Freeze Decision

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-_aN6pqQSOd0wEvM_7qf_qM68WUU-GFSKQYo4EvhvzLsVeUFVimmGh9t9Wz8vx5Vv5shFjkKnICe2vxLfPDqsqLJtx8mYLN1W0TbN31pfCfKchfkT34eSoBWKAdiV_PJeO-N2BaKe9I1/s1600/Aboutreika.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-_aN6pqQSOd0wEvM_7qf_qM68WUU-GFSKQYo4EvhvzLsVeUFVimmGh9t9Wz8vx5Vv5shFjkKnICe2vxLfPDqsqLJtx8mYLN1W0TbN31pfCfKchfkT34eSoBWKAdiV_PJeO-N2BaKe9I1/s1600/Aboutreika.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>Egypt’s popular footballer Mohamed Abou-Treika filed an appeal on Tuesday against a government committee decision to freeze his assets for allegedly having Muslim Brotherhood-links.</b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> In his appeal, Abou-Treika cited that the decision, carried out by the committee assigned to seize the properties and finances of members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood, was based on a verdict by a court that doesn’t have jurisdiction to rule on the issue.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Almost two weeks ago, the committee issued a statement saying it decided to confiscate the assets of Ashab Tours, a tourism company which was co-founded in 2013 by Abou-Treika and an unnamed member of the Brotherhood.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The committee said that the manager of that company, Anas Mohamed Omar El-Kady, is a member of the banned group. It added that El-Kadi, who is currently detained pending trial in Alexandria, is accused of committing "hostile acts against the state."</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The committee charged that Ashab's funds were used to finance "terrorist attacks," arguing that the decision to confiscate the company's assets was based on a court ruling related to the trial of El-Kady.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Abou-Treika already filed a petition against the decision, which was turned down.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Upon hearing of the committee's initial decision against him, the popular footballer had vowed "to never leave Egypt." </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The 36-year-old Abou-Treika retired from professional football in 2014 after leading Egypt’s most successful club Ahly to a host of domestic and continental victories, in addition to remarkable international feats.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The football star supported Mohamed Morsi during the 2012 election but has remained largely tight-lipped about his political allegiances since the ex-president's ouster in 2013.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Public and private media outlets, which opposed the Brotherhood's rule and attacked the group's refusal to recognise the post-Morsi government, have regularly accused Abou-Treika of affiliation with the banned group.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Abou-Treika has the legal right to challenge the committee's decision in court.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>BBC Sports</b></div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE </span>=============================================================</b><br /> <b>Need Dubai visas (2 weeks or 3 months)? 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Egypt's Abou-Treika Appeals Asset-Freeze Decision

Egypt’s popular footballer Mohamed Abou-Treika filed an appeal on Tuesday against a government committee decision to freeze his assets ...

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