US citizen prisoner found dead in Eygptian jail

Posted on October 13, 2013 • Filed under: Egypt, Expatriate Dies

A retired American army officer has been found dead in a provincial Egyptian jail, six weeks after being arrested in Egypt’s restive north Sinai peninsula, Egyptian officials have confirmed. James Henry, 66, is the second foreigner to die in police custody since the July overthrow of Mohamed Morsi, and one of several to have fallen foul of Egypt’s brutal and labyrinthine judicial system this summer. Read Article

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