Egypt authorities rule over mysterious death of economist

Egypt’s Public Prosecution office has ruled that the death of a prominent government critic was not the result of any crime.

Supporters of Ayman Hadhoud say that he was subject to ill- treatment by the police after what they describe as his “forced disappearance.”

Mr Hadhoud died in a government-run psychiatric hospital in March but his body was not handed over to relatives until earlier this month.

The Egyptian prosecution office said a post-mortem revealed that Mr Hadhoud had died from a chronic heart condition and there were no signs of violence or resistance.

BBC/Christopher Ojilere