The Commissioners Authority of the High Administrative Court issued a report on Tuesday in rejection of the government’s appeal to repeal the verdict against freezing the assets of former football player Mohamed Aboutrika, local media reported. In June 2016, the Administrative Court accepted Aboutrika’s lawyer’s appeal against freezing the defendant’s assets, which the Council of State Issues appealed. The committee also referred Aboutrika to the prosecution for investigation on charges of funding the brotherhood. The player is known for his religious conservatism and has been regularly accused of being affiliated with the brotherhood. Aboutrika has remained tight-lipped about his political allegiance since Morsi’s ouster in 2013.

Source: Daily News Egypt May 16, 2017 14:48 UTC