Egypt: Key Egypt opposition leader held
25.05.2005
A top leader of the banned Egyptian opposition Muslim Brotherhood has been arrested along with a number of other members, the group has said. Mahmud Ezzat, who police say is the organisation's fourth-highest official, was arrested at home in Cairo at dawn on Sunday, a group spokesman said. He said authorities wanted to stifle opposition to planned electoral reform, which the group says is cosmetic.