#AceWorldNews – BRITAIN – April 01 – Britain has ordered an investigation into the Muslim Brotherhood over concerns that the group is planning radical activities in Britain, British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Downing Street office revealed Tuesday.
The review is being led by Britain’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia John Jenkins, according to Agence France-Presse.
A Downing Street spokeswoman said: “The Prime Minister has commissioned an internal government review into the philosophy and activities of the Muslim Brotherhood and the government’s policy towards the organization.”
The announcement confirmed a report in the Times newspaper that said he had asked intelligence agencies to gather information on the “philosophy and activities” of the Brotherhood and its potential threat to the UK.
According to the newspaper, Brotherhood leaders had met in London last year to decide their response to the Egypt crisis, triggered when one of its leading members, Mohammad Morsi, was unseated as president
The group has since been blamed by Cairo for orchestrating a campaign of violence.