Considered one of Egypt's best ever footballers has been placed on a terror watchlist by authorities over suspicions he financed the banned Muslim Brotherhood.
Mohamed Aboutrika, 38, publicly endorsed Mohamed Morsi's presidential bid in 2012 however denies ever funding the Brotherhood, which is now labeled as a terrorist organisation by Egypt.
A court docket official confirmed that the previous footballer was considered one of greater than 1,500 individuals added to the watchlist final week.
Retired Egypt footballer Mohamed Aboutrika, 38, has been placed on a terror watchlist by authorities over suspicions he financed the banned Muslim Brotherhood
Below an anti-terror regulation imposed by President Abdel Fattah al-Sis in 2015, anybody on the phobia watchlist is topic to a journey ban, with their passport and belongings liable to be frozen.
Mr Aboutrika, who performed for Cairo-based membership Al Ahly and his nation, already had his belongings frozen by a authorities committee in 2015, two years after he retired.
His lawyer Mohamed Osman stated that the court docket's resolution so as to add him to the phobia watchlist was 'opposite to the regulation'.
He added that the retired participant 'has not been convicted or formally notified of any of the costs in opposition to him' and that they might be interesting the choice.
Mr Aboutrika helped ship repeated victories for Egypt within the African Cup and performed on profitable Al Ahly groups within the African Champions League.
In an interview with state-run Al-Ahram newspaper in Might 2015, Mr Aboutrika denied that his firm, or any of his companions, had ever funded the Muslim Brotherhood.
The retired soccer star publicly endorsed Mohamed Morsi's presidential bid in 2012
The star is at the moment in Qatar working as a commentator for BeIN sports activities channel.
Followers took to social media to precise their anger on the ruling, utilizing the Arabic hashtag #Aboutrika_is_not_a_terrorist.
Former Egypt worldwide and Tottenham Hotspur striker Mido known as on authorities to make clear if that they had proof Aboutrika had hyperlinks to terrorism.
He posted on Twitter: 'Till that point we'll all preserve defending him and I'll proceed to assist him. I doubt a person of his character might do something in opposition to Egypt.'
Tv presenter Wael al-Ibrashy stated that 'as a substitute of being placed on a listing of glory, of champions, he has been placed on a listing of terrorists.'
Since Morsi's overthrow in 2013, a police crackdown in opposition to the Brotherhood has left tons of useless and hundreds jailed.
Militants, primarily Islamic State group jihadists within the Sinai Peninsula, have killed tons of of policemen and troopers in assaults.
The Brotherhood, which espoused change via elections, denies it's concerned within the violence, however analysts consider that segments of the group have turned to attacking police.
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