LONDON - A British coroner has begun an inquest into the mysterious death of a wealthy Egyptian businessman suspected of involvement in Middle East espionage.
Ashraf Marwan fell to his death from the fourth floor balcony of his London apartment in June 2007.
Marwan was the son-in-law of former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser and a trusted aide to Nasser's successor, Anwar Sadat.
Historians and intelligence agents have accused him of being an Israeli spy who passed on vital information before the 1973 Yom Kippur War- or of being a double agent loyal to Egypt.
The inquest at London's City of Westminster Coroner's Court will try to determine whether he died by suicide, accident or foul play. It opened Monday and is due to last three days.
