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Abdel Rehim Ali: I called for suing Qatari regime earlier than Arab countries

Wednesday 28-06-2017 - 08:33 PM

Abdel Rehim Ali

Khalid Fahmy

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Cairo – Egyptian parliamentarian and chairman of Al-Bawaba newspaper Abdel Rehim Ali said on Tuesday that he called for suing the Qatari regime earlier than Arab countries because it has been established that Qatar supports terrorism and threatens Arab national security.

Ali pointed out that he will file a lawsuit against Qatar due to all crimes committed by Doha in order to bring the Gulf state-let to justice before the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Speaking to a program on Egypt’s radio, Ali praised the decision taken by Arab countries on isolation of Qatar. He explained that he warned against threats posed by Doha five years ago, since Qatar provided terrorists and Palestine’s Hamas Movement with funds, while some amounts of money were also sent to terrorists in Egypt’s North Sinai.

I refuse intimidation of parliament’s opposition

Abdel Rehim Ali

On June 5, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt broke diplomatic ties with Qatar and cut off air, sea and land access to the country over Doha’s support for terrorist groups.

The Egyptian parliamentarian also criticized the complaint recently filed against Egyptian journalist Ibrahim Essa, stressing that he disagrees with making complaints against journalists by their colleagues to silence each other.

Ali urged Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal to protect opposition MPs, stating that he refuses the intimidation of opponents.

No one can reconcile with MB

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Ali did not accept achieving reconciliation with the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group, stressing that no one can reconcile with this banned group.

He explained that the reconciliation could not be achieved after innocent civilians and martyrs from police and army lost their lives.

“The reconciliation can be only accepted or refused by the martyrs of our homeland,” Ali added.

MB group has been outlawed by the Egyptian government after the overthrow of MB-linked former president Mohamed Morsi following the popular protests of June 30, 2013.