Remarkable presence of the Mauritanian Brotherhood at the Kuala Lumpur Summit

The opening session in Kuala Lumpur summit hosted by Malaysia, witnessed the presence of Muhammad Al Hassan Ould Al Dadew Al-Shanqeeti, who is described as the God-father of extremism.

Among the participants Muhammad Jamil Mansour, the Ex-Secretary of the National Rally for Reform and Development “Tawasul”, the political arm of the Brotherhood in Mauritania.

In a statement issued by its media office, on Friday (December 20), the party announced the meeting of Mohamed Mahmoud Ould El-Sidi, head of Tawasul with Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamed, on the sidelines of the summit.

In this summit Turkey, Qatar and Iran participated to discuss means of cooperation between Mauritania and Malaysia.

New financial reports issued by the Mauritanian Accounts Court, on Tuesday, 10 December 2019, showed the corruption of the Brotherhood during two municipalities between 2007 and 2017.

The reports revealed violations and corrupt management patterns in the two municipalities that the Brotherhood had managed during its previous presidency.

In a related context, the Mauritanian authorities applying of the new pharmacy law has raised more evidence that the Brotherhood, represented by the National Rally for Reform and Development, was involved in the diversion of counterfeit medicines to the markets.

The position of the Mauritanian Brotherhood leader, Sheikhani Bebeh, against the provisions of the Pharmacy Law, affirmed the group’s stand in the face of reforms implemented by the Ministry of Health to counter the phenomenon of smuggling counterfeit medicines and the chaos of medical activity.

The Mauritanian Brotherhood organized a protest stand in front of the Erdogan pharmacy, which some considered evidence of Turkish support by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, especially as drug smuggling is a source of funding for the Brotherhood in Mauritania.

These crises are a major reason for the heavy Mauritanian presence at the Kuala Lumpur Summit, especially since the organization is trying to open new channels to receive funds in light of the restrictions imposed on it by the authorities in Nouakchott.

In this regard, Mohamed Ezz El-Din, a researcher specializing in African affairs, told «reference»: The Brotherhood is currently experiencing an unprecedented state of schisms and divisions, in addition to being ignored by the new Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Al-Ghazwani, which exposes them to more The collapse, indicating that this is the beginning of the end for the Brotherhood, which has lost many of its funding sources.