Egypt former president Morsi dies after collapsing in courtFormer Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, who died on June 17, 2019, had been in prison since his ouster nearly six years ago. CAIRO: Egypt's first democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi, an Islamist who was ousted after one year of divisive rule, died after collapsing in court on Monday, the attorney general said. Abdel Maksoud was the last member of his defence team to see the former Islamist president, back in November 2017. International rights group Amnesty International called on Egyptian authorities to open a probe into Morsi's death. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a strong ally of Morsi during his brief tenure as Egypt's leader, paid tribute to the "martyr".

Source: Bangkok Post June 18, 2019 02:46 UTC