Is Mubarak still in Sharm el-Sheikh?
April 17th, 2011 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANSCairo, April 17 (IANS) Conflicting reports emerged Sunday on the whereabouts of Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak, as the state news agency claimed he was in a Sharm el-Sheikh hospital while an Egyptian newspaper stated he had been transferred to a medical centre 42 km east of Cairo.
Mubarak is still in a Sharm el-Sheikh hospital with his wife Suzanne, Egypt’s state news agency MENA quoted an official source as saying Sunday.
However, Al-Ahram newspaper reported on its website that Mubarak has been transferred by a military helicopter to the International Medical Center, 42 km east of Cairo.
He will stay there until the end of his interrogation on charges of corruption and ordering the killing of protesters, it added.
Mubarak was sent to the Sharm el-Sheikh hospital Tuesday after suffering heart problems while being interrogated by prosecutors.
Egyptian prosecutor General Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud Wednesday ordered a 15-day detention for Mubarak on charges which include ordering the killing of protesters, embezzlement of public funds and abuse of power.
The prosecutor general issued an order Friday to move Mubarak to a military hospital.
Mubarak’s two sons, Alaa and Gamal, were sent to the Tora prison in Cairo Wednesday, awaiting investigations.
Mubarak, one of the longest serving rulers in the Arab world, bowed to vociferous demands of determined protesters calling for an end to his rule that began Oct 14, 1981 when he took over after the assassination of president Anwar el-Sadat at a military parade in Cairo. He stepped down Feb 11, 2011.
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