The secretary general of the salafist Nour Party, Mohamed Shokry, claimed Sunday that the Muslim Brotherhood aims to end the political existence of the Nour Party.
Shokry told Youm7 that the Brotherhood aspires to return to the political scene by crushing those who proceed differently regarding the interpretation of religious law. He labeled the leaked recordings of former President Mohamed Morsi and former deputy Supreme Guide Khairat el-Shater as the means used by the MB against his party.
Some recordings leaked recently revealed Shater talking negatively about the attitude of Nour members in political cooperation with the MB. Several salafist leaders have denounced the leaked statements of Shater, such as Nour’s media spokesperson Nader Bakar and salafist leader Yasser al-Borhami.
The Nour Party initially supported the Brotherhood when it came to power in 2012, but the relations became tensed after the salafist party backed the protests against Morsi on June 30.
Borhami, who is according to Shokry staying in Saudi Arabia and not in the U.A.E. as some suggest, spoke to Youm7 earlier in January about the conflicts with the MB regarding the organization of protests.
Similarly, Bakar denied Shater’s claim that the Nour Party was involved in dispersing the protests in front of the Ithadeya presidential palace in Dec. 2012, for which Morsi is currently facing trial.
The Nour Party has repeatedly and publicly objected MB policies. Furthermore, they have supported the current transitional government by conducting mass campaigns to mobilize people to positively engage in the referendum on the constitution which was approved on Jan. 18.
