Last of Muslim Brotherhood key leaders arrested. End of Egyptian Revolution or another breaking point?

Former senior adviser to the ousted President Mohammed Morsi, Essam el-Erian, also a top Muslim Brotherhood senior official, was arrested in a villa in an eastern Cairo suburb on October 30. "Erian's arrest comes five days before Morsi, who is being held incommunicado, is scheduled for trial on charges that he incited violence and ordered the killing of demonstrators outside the presidential palace in December."His arrest throws a damaging blow to the Egyptian movement as Mr. Erian was one of the few left senior officials who had not been incarcerated by military authorities. Erian had been on the run evading authorities since Morsi was ousted in July. Mr. Erian had not been seen since the military took power in July, the ministry is claiming that his location was given as an anonymous tip. Erian is being charged with "inciting violence in response of President Morsi." Numerous raids in throughout many provinces were conducted in the search for Erian. In September the Muslim Brotherhood was banned from the Egyptian government and was completely defunded. According to Erian's lawyer, "this is a continuation of the systematic arrest of all the national figures who oppose the coup." He went on to say the arrests of Muslim Brotherhood officials would not "affect the opposition to the coup."

In our opinion it appears that the current military coup is reluctant to give the Muslim Brotherhood any form of legitimate political standing. This only contradicts al-Sisi's statement in September that the military would not seek any form of political power. Could this mean Adly Mansour, who is the current interim president, is al-Sisi's lap dog until it is confirmed that al-Sisi will run for the presidency? Erian's arrest could ultimately mean the end of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood given the fact that most of its key leaders have been detained by the military and who are charged with inciting violence against the interim government. Mansour and al-Sisi could potentially end the violent protest once all of the Muslim Brotherhood leaders have been put on trial; however, the people have proven to be reluctant even when the odds were against them. Morsi's trial, that will begin on monday, either represent the end or continuation of the Egyptian Revolution. 

                                         Essam el-Erian