Wife of executed Morsi supporter says husband was victim of 'misinformation'
The wife of Mahmoud Ramadan, who was executed in Egypt on Saturday for his alleged involvement in the "violent clashes” that took place following the ousting of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi in 2013, has hit out at the "pro-coup" Egyptian media for spreading a "misinformation campaign" about her husband.
"My husband was a victim of the pro-coup media, which has sought to promote the notion of terrorism [among the public]," Leen Mohamed told Anadolu Agency.
The mother of two denied her husband's complicity in the death of a man who fell from a roof during the unrest that took place following the army coup in 2013.
Footage captured on a smartphone appears to show a man falling off a ledge onto another lower rooftop. After falling another man can be seen beating him. The man died from his injuries.
"Mahmoud was never a thug," Leen said.
She said her husband and a group of Morsi supporters had been attempting to disperse a group of "thugs" attacking Muslim Brotherhood supporters.
"His confessions aired by the Interior Ministry were taken under duress," she claimed.
Ramadan was hanged at 7am local time according to the Egyptian Interior Ministry.
In June 2014, an Egyptian court confirmed that it would uphold death sentences for 183 people – allegedly members of the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood - on charges of murdering 11 policemen and two civilians in August 2013.
The UN has described the mass death sentences as “unprecedented in recent history” while Amnesty International described the trials as “grossly unfair".
The execution of Ramadan also comes shortly after the replacement of the Egyptian interior minister.
The previous interior minister Mohamed Ibrahim had been a key driving force in the bloody crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood that took place following the overthrow of Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated President Mohamed Morsi in an army coup in 2013.
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said that the cabinet reshuffle was an attempt to “inject new blood" into the government.
In June 2014, an Egyptian court confirmed that it would uphold death sentences for 183 people – allegedly members of the now banned Muslim Brotherhood - on charges of murdering 11 policemen and two civilians in August 2013.
The UN has described the mass execution sentences as “unprecedented in recent history” while Amensty International described the trials as “grossly unfair.”
The execution of Ramadan also comes shortly after the replacement of the Egyptian interior minister.
The previous Interior minister Mohamed Ibrahim had been a key driving force in the bloody crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood that took place following the overthrow of Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated President Mohamed Morsi in an army coup in 2013.
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said that the cabinet reshuffle was an attempt to “inject new blood" in the government.
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