The journalist writer Khaled Montaser said that clinical trials were conducted on the late Wael El-Ibrashi with an unidentified treatment that led to his death. Montaser added, during a phone call to the “Kalam Al Nass” program, broadcast on MBC Egypt: “Anyone should not take any medicine of unknown source, nor should any doctor be allowed to test it.” He added, "What happened with Wael El-Ibrashi is that he took unknown tablets with a dose of Corona written on it," noting: "It is forbidden to conduct experiments on any new drugs outside this scope at home, because conducting clinical trials has special rules He explained: “A specific protocol must be followed, and there is no space for fatwas on such issues.” He continued: “Whoever treats Wael El-Ibrashi must be a chest physician, not a gastroenterologist.” And journalist Khaled Montaser added: "I discussed the case of Wael El-Ibrashi with the aim of increasing people's awareness while they deal with any doctor."