Mohammed Morsi, ousted president
of Egypt, collapsed and died during a court session on Monday, according to
state TV.
It is believed that the
67-year-old former leader was attending a session in his trial on espionage
charges emanating from suspected contacts with Hamas, a Palestinian sect, when
he fainted and then passed away.
BREAKING: Egypt's state TV says the country's ousted President Mohammed Morsi has collapsed during a court session and died.— The Associated Press (@AP) June 17, 2019
“His body was taken to hospital,”
said the state TV.
Morsi, the country’s first
democratically elected president, was a top figure in the now outlawed Muslim
Brotherhood.
He was elected president in July
2012, but toppled by the military in July 2013, after mass protests against his
rule.
He was unseated by a military
coup council consisting of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, defense minister; Mohamed
ElBaradei, opposition leader; the grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el-Tayeb, and
Coptic Pope Tawadros II.
Following his removal from
office, Morsi has been in prison and has faced a series of trials while the
country’s authorities embarked on a crackdown on his supporters and the Muslim
Brotherhood.
The ex-president faced a string
of serious charges, including inciting the killing of his opponents.
Morsi was handed a death sentence
on espionage, prison break and terrorism charges in May 2015. The sentence was
however overturned in 2016.
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