Brotherhood division: Scenarios of Hasm spokesman disappearance after first show-up

Doaa Imam

In the 14th issue of an online magazine, titled “The Word of Justice”, one of the media platforms of the Qutbi thought (in relation to Sayyed Qutb, the Brotherhood’s founder), an interview was published with a person named Khalid Saif al-Din, Egypt who called himself a spokesman for Hasm terrorist group.

The spokesman of the movement in the interview said that Hasm was responsible for the burning of police headquarters and the opening of Egyptian prisons, in the wake of the revolution of January 25, 2011, which is the case where the leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood are tried.

The magazine, published from Turkey, said in September that it would publish the second part of the interview in early October, but the 15th issue of the magazine issued on Monday did not include any information about the movement or its media spokesman, in addition to not writing an apology for the reasons for the absence of the previously/announced interview.

Some of those who read the first part of Saif al-Din’s interview may have predicted that other parts would not be published. For example, the speaker’s recognition of the visionary agreement and the approach between Hasm and its counterpart, the Brigade of the Revolution, that are both hailing from the Muslim Brotherhood group. He also used words like “revolutionary violence and armed resistance” — terms that are used by the Brotherhood’s leaders since the time of the founder, Hasan al-Banna (1928).

Other possibilities include the desire of the magazine’s editors to measure the reaction to hosting a Hasm spokesman in a Turkish media platform or a decision by the group to stop publishing.

MB fear

For his part, Sameh Eid, the researcher on Islamic movements, explained that the magazine did not abide by what it said was due to the reservations of some leaders on the content of the first part. He stressed that addressing the issue of breaking into prisons condemns the MB members who are being tried in the case.

He added to the Reference that the movement promised operations in the coming phase, showing its desire to continue violence, pointing out that Hasm movement had disintegrated and most of its leaders are in the prisons, with others whether fleeing to Turkey or joining Daesh in Libya.