Egypt: began to investigate death of former head of Ukrainian intelligence

The Prosecutor General’s Office of Egypt declared on Saturday that the investigation into the death of a citizen of Ukraine, drowned during diving in Dahab.

Earlier, UNN reported that the former head of the foreign intelligence service Viktor Nail drowned in Egypt during diving, this information confirmed the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Evgeny Yenin. Earlier, the media with reference to the sources reported that the nail died in Egypt. The man on the spot carried the cardiovascular resuscitation and was promptly delivered to the hospital, but the doctors stated death. Victor Nail from 2014 to 2016 headed the service of foreign exploration of Ukraine.

According to RIA Novosti, the press release of GP Egypt, on May 28, the body of a drowned man was delivered to the central hospital of the city of Dahab, whose name in release was not named. “His friend, also the Ukrainian, accompanied him, said that during the diving at a depth of 40 meters, he suddenly saw how a man rises to the surface of the water. He tried to stop the man, frightened for his life, but could not”, – Specifies in the release of the prosecutor’s office.

On the surface of the water, a drown man called in a press release “Died”, was still alive, clarifies the GP.

“his friend tried to help him. Together with another Diver-Egyptian, they were able to pull out a man to the beach and rendered him first aid, but he died immediately after hospitalization. His friend stated that no one blames the death of a man and sees No signs of a crime in his death, “the prosecutor’s office reported.

The Prosecutor General’s Office interrogated a friend of the deceased man, the owner of the diving center, Diving Coach. “They all confirmed that the deceased received an international certificate, allowing him to dive into a depth of 100 meters, and death came as a result of an acute decline of the forces due to a sharp rise to the surface of the water … A police check confirmed this,” GP reported.

On the body of the deceased, the specialists of the GP did not find visible injuries. The Prosecutor General’s Office has noticed the Embassy of Ukraine about the incident, an employee of the diplomission arrived at the place for presence during the investigation. Diving devices used by the dead are aimed at examining the diving chamber to establish their shelf life and the possibility of using at such a depth. The investigation continues.