House human rights committee head dismisses UN report on Morsi death

The head of the House Human Rights Committee yesterday dismissed a UN report that claimed that “brutai” prison conditions caused the death of former president Mohamed Morsi. Alaa Abed told the Associated Press that the findings were an attempt to tarnish the reputation of the government. “They are talking about Morsi, and they are trying to tell the world in a way or another that Morsi died due to prison conditions,” he said, claiming that he “had everything he needed” and lived in a “big room.” A UN report released at the weekend said that there was “credible evidence” that prison conditions led to Morsi’s death and that thousands of others remain at “severe risk.”