Qatar, Brotherhood step up campaign against Ali in France

PARIS (Special to The Reference) – The defenders of Qatar, the main sponsor of the International Organization of the Muslim Brotherhood and its top leaders, have stepped up their campaign against Abdel Rahim Ali, the head of the Center for Middle East Studies in Paris.

The organization, Justice without Frontiers, which is headed by Francois Deroche, has filed a lawsuit at the French Criminal Court against Ali personally and in his capacity as the board chairman and the chief editor of The Reference website which specializes in operational Islam.

Filing the lawsuit came in response to rejection by Ali of statements by Deroche in which he defended the Muslim Brotherhood and slammed Egypt and its president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

Deroche has turned into a constant guest of the Muslim Brotherhood channels which are broadcast from Turkey. He also uses his rights group in criticizing Egypt and promoting wrong information that only serve the interests of the Muslim Brotherhood and its allies.

The Reference had earlier run a report about Deroche after he was hosted by Brotherhood anchor Mohamed Nasser to comment on death sentences handed those involved in the assassination of public prosecutor Hesham Barakat. During the interview, Deroche lambasted the Egyptian judiciary and Egyptian authorities, accusing them of fabricating accusations against the men sentenced to death for killing Barakat.

The same man turned into a favorite of Muslim Brotherhood media outlets after he issued a number of statements in support of the Qatari regime. He became a regular guest of the Muslim Brotherhood channel Mekamelen which is broadcast from Turkey. A number of Brotherhood new sites also interviewed him, including the news site Arabi 21 and the Justice and Freedom gate. These outlets offered Deroche large space to criticize Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. He also defended the backers of the Brotherhood who were involved in terrorist attacks.

Deroche paid a visit to Doha and demanded the member states of the anti-terrorism quartet to reconsider their decision to boycott Qatar and also compensate those who had been negatively affected by the boycott.