The death of Egyptian economic researcher Ayman Hadhoud requires a "thorough, transparent and credible" investigation, the U.S. State Department said on Monday, after Hadhoud died in a Cairo psychiatric hospital where he was sent by the security services that detained him.
"We are deeply disturbed by reports surrounding the death and custody of Egyptian researcher Ayman Hadhoud and allegations of his torture while in detention," State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a briefing.
"The circumstances of his detention and his treatment and of his death we think require a thorough, transparent and credible investigation without delay," he said.
