CAIRO: Former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi has died in court, state television reported on Monday.
It said Mursi had fainted after a court session and died afterwards.
“He was speaking before the judge for 20 minutes then became very animated and fainted. He was quickly rushed to the hospital where he later died,” a judicial source said.
Mursi, a top figure in the Muslim Brotherhood, was toppled by the military in 2013 after mass protests against this rule.
He had been serving a seven-year sentence for falsifying his candidacy application for the 2012 presidential race.
Erdogan pays tribute to ‘martyr’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid tribute to the former Egyptian president, calling him a “martyr.”
“May Allah rest our Mursi brother, our martyr’s soul in peace,” said Erdogan, who had forged close ties with Morsi.
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