The 38-year-old Egyptian-American Islamist Mohamed Soltan, who was sentenced to life in prison by an Egyptian court in 2015 on charges including funding and membership in the Muslim Brotherhood, has financially backed Abdul El-Sayed’s U.S. Senate campaign.
Federal Election Commission records show Soltan personally made two contributions to El-Sayed’s campaign on April 15, reaching the maximum individual contribution permitted under federal law. His organization, the American Committee for Middle East Rights (ACMER), also contributed $25,000 to Fighting for Michigan PAC, the super PAC backing El-Sayed.
Other ACMER officials contributed thousands more: Treasurer Muna Jondy gave $15,000 to the super PAC and $7,000 directly to El-Sayed, while Executive Director Kristina Blyad donated $1,000. ACMER-affiliated MERIT PAC contributed another $1,500.
Mohamed Soltan was released from an Egyptian prison in 2015 following intervention from the Obama administration and returned to the U.S.
With its two HQs in London and Istanbul, as well as its state sponsors in Doha, Qatar, the Muslim Brotherhood has been spreading Islamism and violence over large parts of the world.
The organization is banned in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt and several other countries.