The United Nations, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has defended the organisation’s call for an independent and transparent investigation into the death of former Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi.
The Deputy Spokesman for the UN Chief, Haq Farhan confirmed in New York that Guterres stands by what the UN has said.
Morsi, the country’s first democratically elected president overthrown by the military in 2013 after one year in office, collapsed in a courtroom and died last Monday.
Reports by state media say the 67-year-old former leader, who was standing trial for espionage charges, collapsed shortly after addressing the court in Cairo.
Outlawed Islamist movement, Muslim Brotherhood, where Morsi was a top figure, said the death was a “full-fledged murder”.
The news outlet quoted his family and activists as saying Morsi was not receiving treatment for serious health problems such as high blood pressure and diabetes.
