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Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi dies 'in court' – state TV | Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi dies 'in court' – state TV |
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Egypt’s former president Mohamed Morsi has died suddenly following a court appearance, according to Egyptian state television. He was 67. | |
The former president and Muslim Brotherhood leader collapsed after a trial session in an espionage lawsuit on Monday for alleged contact with Hamas. He had reportedly been given permission from the presiding judge to address the court before he fainted. | |
Morsi came to power after Hosni Mubarak was deposed in mass Arab Spring protests in 2011. However, he ruled for only a year after being elected to the post before he was toppled by the military following mass protests in 2013. | |
He was serving lengthy sentences on convictions of killing protesters in 2012, espionage involving Qatar, and a jailbreak. Morsi was sentenced to death in 2015 for taking part in a mass jailbreak during Egypt’s uprising in 2011. However, the sentence was overturned late the following year. | |
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