Egypt's ousted president Mohammed Morsi dies during trial
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Source: BBC
10 minutes ago
Egypt's former President Mohammed Morsi, who was ousted by the army in 2013, has died after fainting in a courtroom, state TV says.
A former top figure in the now-banned Islamist movement Muslim Brotherhood, Morsi was in court for a hearing on charges of espionage. He was 67.
Morsi was overthrown following mass protests a year after he took office as the country's first democratically elected leader.
He had remained in custody since then.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-48668941
EDIT: article updated at link
Original headline: Egypt's ousted president Mohammed Morsi dies in court
Mohammed Morsi had been ousted by the army in 2013 (Getty Images)
RockRaven
(14,782 posts)Nothing to see here. Move along.
[Actually, 67 year old men drop dead all the time. But do YOU trust anything Sisi's state TV says?]
muriel_volestrangler
(101,153 posts)He'll have been weakened by their treatment.
Sentath
(2,243 posts)And, Reputedly, about zero medical care.
Still, interesting timing
Kali
(54,990 posts)Morsi was overthrown following mass protests a year after he took office as the country's first democratically elected leader.
He had remained in custody since then.
After his removal from power, Egyptian authorities launched a crackdown on his supporters and the Muslim Brotherhood.
The hearing in the capital, Cairo, was related to charges of espionage emanating from suspected contacts with the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, according to state television.
more background at https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-48668941
maxsolomon
(32,987 posts)His overthrow was a Coup D'Etat. His show trial is criminal.
But, maybe he had the "Widowmaker" Heart Attack, or a Stroke, or an Aneurysm. Who knows. 67 is young, but he was probably a smoker.
Egypt will continue to be fucked, regardless.
flying_wahini
(6,527 posts)Seems strangely bad timing to just drop dead in court.
marble falls
(56,358 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(101,153 posts)...
An Egyptian news anchor unwittingly put a spotlight on the similarities between the reports in an on-air gaffe on Tuesday.
Whilst reading from a teleprompter, Extra News TV's Noha Darwish signed off her report with the words: "This was sent by a Samsung device."
She appeared visibly confused and embarrassed when she realised her mistake, pausing for a few seconds before continuing to read the news bulletin.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-48688723
Link to tweet