Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed that former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi “did not die, he was murdered” while speaking at an election rally in Istanbul Wednesday.
#Morsi suffered a fatal heart attack following a court appearance Monday and now the Turkish leader has vowed his government “will do whatever it takes” to pursue prosecution of the current Egyptian government, whom he holds responsible for Morsi’s untimely death, in international court.
In addition, he promised to raise the issue of Morsi's death while in Egyptian police custody at the upcoming #G20 summit to be held in Japan at the end of June. In the meantime, he called on the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to take action following Morsi's death, though he did not specify how exactly.
Photo dated June 21, 2015 of Mohamed Morsi in court © REUTERS / Amr Abdallah Dalsh / File Photo
#Erdogan previously stated his suspicions about the former Egyptian leader's death at a funeral service. “Whether it was a normal death, or there were some other elements involved, this [Morsi's death] was suspicious. Personally, I do not believe that it was a normal death,” Erdogan said following a funeral prayer service held in Istanbul's Fatih Mosque.
Original: https://www.rt.com/news/462219-morsi-murdered-says-erdogan/