Muslim Brotherhood lost 145 million Saudi riyals after incident of fraud, sources

Riyadh - According to sources, two members of 'Muslim Brotherhood' have been reportedly subjects of a fraud that sustained the outlawed group a major loss of millions of Saudi riyals.

This prompted several Muslim Brothers to swarm the group’s central leadership with an avalanche of demands for immediate investigation with the implicated members on account of squandering the group’s trust funds, Al-Shrouq Egyptian newspaper reported.  
A source from within the Brotherhood in Turkey, spoke on condition of anonymity, has revealed that two Egyptian Muslim Brothers have been victims of a fraud by a Yemeni spice businessman who was recommended by Yemeni Muslim Brothers.  The two Egyptian Muslim Brothers were commissioned with transferring large sums of money, estimated at 145 million Saudi riyals worth, from one country to another.
Then the Yemeni businessman alleged that right after the money was transferred to him, he was arrested in the UAE’s port of entry where he was interrogated and forced to cede a large portion of the money for his release, the source added.
The sources pointed out that the acting supreme leader, Mahmoud Ezzat, was concerned about maintaining secrecy and preventing leaks about the whole fraud incident, noting that a large swathe of the Brotherhood's activities and operations have been financially affected due to this mishap.
On one hand, this comes as other leading sources from the within the group have confirmed the occurrence of the fraud incident amid speculations about the exact amount of money compromised. Some reported that the amount is over than 500 million Saudi riyals.

On the other hand, a Turkey-based leading member from within Ezzat Front, denied that this incident had even happened, pointing out that what is being circulated about the matter is nothing but “rumours” or “a hearsay”.
He added: “if it comes out that this fraud have already happened, we will immediately investigate the matter in order to hold the responsible members accountable for dereliction.”  He also asserted that all contributions and donations of the group’s members are collected, tracked and well secured till they reach their rightful places.