Egypt Interior Ministry denies prisoner died of medical neglect in Gharbia

Egypt's Interior Ministry has refuted claims on Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated social media pages that a detainee died of deliberate medical negligence in police custody in Gharbia.

• The ministry denied the claims, saying they were circulated by pages affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood abroad.
• The ministry said the detainee, held since Sept. 1 on a one-year judicial sentence, had a history of diabetes and heart-muscle enlargement.
• The ministry said he was transferred to a hospital on Sept. 16 and died of his pre-existing condition.
• The ministry said legal procedures were taken and the public prosecutor's office is investigating the death.