The Supreme Administrative Court’s State Commissioner Authority has recommended that the verdict issued to remove the asset freeze imposed on retired football star Mohamed Abu Treika be upheld. In a report on the legal opinion on the challenge filed by the government through the State Lawsuits Authority, the commissioner authority urged that the challenge be rejected due to being based on incorrect facts. The court then banned the group’s activities as well as those of its subsidiaries and properties of its members. Retired football star, Abu Treika led Egypt’s national team for nearly a decade and is widely considered to be the most admired player in his generation. Football enthusiasts expressed their shock on social media and called the government move “unfair” in support of ex-midfielder Mohamed Abu Treka after he was put on an official terror list.

Source: Egypt Independent May 16, 2017 14:03 UTC