Mohamed Morsi, leader of the Muslim Brotherhood movement, rose to power in 2012 as Egypt’s first democratically-elected leader.
But his presidency would only last a year. Morsi was toppled by the military, following a popular uprising in 2013. The former president remained a political prisoner until the end when he suddenly collapsed in an Egyptian courtroom and later died.
CGTN’s Yasser Hakim reports.
To discuss all of this:
- Nader Hashemi is director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver.
- Manal Omar is CEO and Founder of Across Red Lines
- Hesham Islam is a former commander in the United States Navy and served as special assistant for international affairs to the deputy secretary of defense.
- Jeff Stacey is a former state department official in the Obama Administration.
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Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Mohammed Morsi, collapsed and died in a courtroom. pic.twitter.com/bfwnGlnbVg
— CGTN America (@cgtnamerica) June 18, 2019
#UPDATE Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi buried in Cairo, according to reports pic.twitter.com/r212qg8mvJ
— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) June 18, 2019
Thousands gathered in Turkey to pay their respect to former Egyptian president, Mohamed Morsi, with mosques holding funeral prayers in absentia https://t.co/XLiGFwEHOj pic.twitter.com/HewuEQGRfh
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) June 18, 2019
"There must be a thorough independent inquiry into the circumstances of Mr. Morsi's death, including the conditions of his detention. The investigation should encompass all aspects of the authorities’ treatment of Mr. #Morsi” — says @UNHumanRights spokesperson @RColville. pic.twitter.com/tC2H8SIPx7
— UN Geneva (@UNGeneva) June 18, 2019