Muslim Brotherhood leader: Al-Sisi is a 'tyrant'

The Supreme Guide of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Mohammed Badie has accused the former Egyptian army commander and presidency candidate Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi of being a “military tyrant” and predicted that he will fail to stay in power.

From a cage in courtroom where he faces charges of inciting violence against the military-backed government, Badie said: “It does not make sense that we replace a civilian autocrat with a military tyrant. They are preparing Al-Sisi to take over power and we and the Egyptian people will never accept this.”

He pointed out that “the violent military coup killed thousands of us and changed all the facts and accused us of terrorism. The Muslim Brotherhood has never accepted violence and never retaliated even when they killed our former supreme guide Hassan Al-Banna. I am a victim.”

Badie accused Al-Sisi of endorsing and using terrorism, saying the current authorities have killed the Egyptian people.

The Brotherhood accuses the military backed government of practicing terrorism by arresting thousands of people and committing human rights violations.

One of the Muslim Brotherhood defendants, Jihad Haddad, who appeared in court yesterday, encouraged global powers to support democracy in Egypt. He said: “I say to world leaders who support democracy: now is the time to stand and end the military coup. We are fighting for the freedom of the country. We will continue to fight for freedom and will not surrender.”