Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umari, Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, has strongly condemned the killings of members of Ikhwan al-Muslimoon (Muslim Brotherhood) by the Egyptian army. He termed the killings as extremely immoral and inhuman, and demanded the army to stop it immediately.
According to media reports, around three hundred people were massacred in the early morning on 27 July by the Egyptian army which last month sacked the elected constitutional government of President Dr. Mohamed Morsi. Around 6000 people were also wounded in the brutal acts of the army. According to the reports, Cairo University and Jamia Azhar are being evacuated by the Army which looks hell-bent on unleashing brutalities on the supporters of President Morsi. The wounded are not being provided medicines.
In a statement on 28 July, the Jamaat leader said the Egyptian Army had no legal, constitutional and moral right to stage coup against and sack the elected government of Dr. Morsi. Therefore, the present government in Egypt is completely illegal but to justify it the army is opening fire on the peaceful protests of Ikhwan and thus is committing heinous crime.
Maulana Umari reminded the Egyptian army that the ancient and modern history of Egypt stands witness to the fact that oppressors on this piece of land have never got success, rather humiliation and shame became their fate. The present army of Egypt should take lessons from this reality and stop its crimes and seek pardon from Almighty Allah and undo their illegal act by ending its revolt against and restore the elected government of Dr. Morsi.
The Jamaat leader also appealed to all governments of the world and peace-loving people to take all possible steps to keep the Egyptian army from killing its own countrymen so that democratic values are restored and an atmosphere of peace and justice is established there.