CAIRO — Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi, was buried under heavy security early on Tuesday, a day after his dramatic collapse and death inside a glass cage of a Cairo courtroom, a member of his defense team said. ADVERTISEMENTMorsi’s son, Ahmed, said security agencies refused to allow Morsi to be buried at the family’s cemetery in his hometown in Sharqia province. During his years in prison, Morsi, who was known to have diabetes, was often held in solitary confinement and was largely barred from receiving visitors. The group demanded an international investigation into Morsi’s death and called on Egyptians to protest outside Egypt’s embassy across the world. Late Monday, Egypt’s chief prosecutor said Morsi’s body would be examined to determine the cause of his death.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 18, 2019 05:48 UTC