A court in Barcelona has authorized an autopsy to be carried out on the body of the former Angolan president, Jose Eduardo dos Santos.
The autopsy was requested by the late president's daughter, Tchize dos Santos.
She has spoken of a conspiracy to kill her father to prevent him from supporting the opposition in the upcoming Angolan elections.
Lawyers for the Dos Santos family have denounced moves by the Angolan government to return the body to Angola for a state funeral, against the ex-president's expressed wish to be buried privately in Spain.