Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Leader Arrested in Cairo

Mohamed Badie was arrested early on August 20 at an apartment in eastern Cairo.

The Egyptian government has arrested the top leader of the Muslim Brotherhood movement after security located him at an apartment in eastern Cairo, state television reported.

Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Leader Mohamed Badie at a press conference in Cairo (Photo: Press TV)

“The prosecutor has decided to arrest Mohamed Badie after security forces located him,” the report said. “Legal proceedings are underway,” it added.

The arrests come as Egypt's military carries out a bloody crackdown on protesters supporting ousted President Mohamed Morsi.

Khairat el-Shater, Mr Badie's right-hand man, is also in custody and is due to appear in court on 25 August on charges of killing eight people outside the Brotherhood's headquarters in Cairo in June.

Egypt's military-backed government has accused the Muslim Brotherhood movement in Egypt of seeking to destabilize it after it ousted President Mohamed Morsi on July 3.

The Egyptian government has arrested hundreds of protesters supporting ousted President Morsi as it cracks down on protests.

On August 14, the Egyptian government brutally suppressed thousands of people participating in pro-Morsi protests in Cairo.

The crackdown has sparked a wave of violence across Egypt. According to reports, nearly 900 people including about 100 police officers have been killed in these clashes.

After the incident, the international community condemned the Egyptian government for using harsh measures to suppress protesters./.

According to VOV - DT