04-07-2019 17:05 via kvoa.com

Rights group: Former presidential candidate may die in jail

CAIRO (AP) — A rights group is warning that a former Egyptian presidential candidate may die in prison due to medical neglect, meeting the same fate as former president Mohamed Morsi, who collapsed in court last month after having spent almost six years behind bars.
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies released a statement Thursday alleging that Egyptian authorities are deliberately denying Abdel-Moneim Aboul Fotouh — a viable contender in Egypt’s first genuine presiden
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