Egypt top prosecutor orders arrest of 5 activists Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 3:07 pm, Monday, March 25, 2013 CAIRO (AP) — After Egypt's Islamist president vowed action against opponents, the nation's top prosecutor on Monday issued arrest warrants against five prominent activists over clashes between the Muslim Brotherhood and protesters. Rights activists and the opposition warned the warrants could mark the opening of an intimidation campaign against their ranks by President Mohammed Morsi and the Brotherhood, through the prosecutor. Egypt's ongoing tug of war pits Morsi, a Brotherhood veteran, and his Islamist allies in one camp against a mostly secular and liberal opposition backed by moderate Muslims, minority Christians and a large segment of women in the other. The violence was rooted in an incident a week earlier, when Brotherhood members slapped a woman to the ground and beat up other activists who were spray-painting graffiti against the group outside its headquarters, in an eastern district of Cairo. "There has to be clear distinction between political practice and the freedom of expression and violence, thuggery and incitement," Pakinam el-Sharqawi, a close Morsi aide, told reporters. The arrest warrants Monday were issued against five activists who were at the forefront of the 2011 uprising against Mubarak and a subsequent campaign against the army generals who succeeded him and ruled for nearly 17 months. The south Cairo prosecutors' office also summoned several opposition figures for questioning, including former presidential candidate Khaled Ali and former lawmaker Ziad el-Oleimi. The attack on the protesters late last year sparked hours of street clashes in which at least 10 people were killed and hundreds injured while Brotherhood supporters operated a makeshift detention center for opponents. The Brotherhood's legal adviser, Abdel-Moneim Abdel-Maqsoud, said he had filed complaints with the top prosecutor against a total of 169 individuals, including political party leaders he alleges were involved in Friday's violence. The Cabinet, led by Morsi ally Prime Minister Hesham Kandil, condemned the sit-in protest and violence against network workers, saying it was not the appropriate way to express opinions.