Senior Brotherhood leader Farid Ismail dies in Egypt jail

A senior member of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood died in jail on Wednesday, amid accusations that his poor health was neglected by authorities.

Farid Ismail had suffered health complications over the past two months, his lawyer said.

He had been admitted to hospital two days ago, but died today, lawyer Mohamed Abu Huraira told Anadolu Agency.

A security source, meanwhile, denied reports that medical negligence was behind Ismail's death.

He said Ismail died at the hospital as a result of hepatic encephalopathy.

"He was at the prison, but when his condition made it necessary for us to move him to hospital, we moved him," the source told Anadolu Agency on condition of anonymity.

He was awarded a bachelor’s degree in pharmaceuticals from Zagazig University in 1980, before working as a pharmacist. Ismail, 58, was a member of the executive office of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party. He was also a member of parliament. 

Translation: the coup authorities have killed Dr Farid Ismail by denying him medicine, may God fight them!

Nevertheless, Abu Huraira accused prison authorities of neglecting his client's health condition and preventing him from receiving foods and medicines.

Earlier on Wednesday, Ismail's son, Mohamed, accused the prison authorities of preventing his father from receiving medicines or undergoing any medical tests.

"My father is moved from a bad hospital to a worse one," Mohamed wrote on Twitter.

"His exact health condition has not been decided yet, because he has not undergone any medical examinations," he added.

Ismail was put in the southern Cairo al-Aqrab prison on charges of involvement in violence following the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in July of 2013.