“Any sudden death in custody must be followed by a prompt, impartial, thorough and transparent investigation carried out by an independent body to clarify the cause of death,” said Rupert Colville, spokesman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. UN human rights office called on Tuesday for an “independent inquiry” into former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s death on Monday while in state custody.
He noted that Morsi “also appears to have been held in prolonged solitary confinement,” and said the investigation must “encompass all aspects of the authorities’ treatment of Morsi to examine whether the conditions of his detention had an impact on his death.”
Egyptian Ex Prez Morsi’s death case : UN human rights office calls for “independent inquiry”
