Egypt’s Mubarak Transferred To Prison Hospital

Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak will be transferred on Wednesday from a military hospital in Cairo’s Maadi district  to a hospital in Tora Prison, located on the capital’s outskirts.

A spokesman for Egypt’s Public Prosecution has confirmed that Mubarak’s health condition does not require him to stay at the military hospital in Maadi. Mahmoud El-Hefnawy also told Ahram Online that Egypt’s Prison Authority had been informed of the decision to transfer the former president.

On Saturday, Egyptian Prosecutor-General Talaat Abdullah requested Mubarak’s transfer, health permitting, back to Tora Prison Hospital. On Tuesday, Mubarak was assessed by a medical committee to see if the requested transfer was viable.

Since his detention in April 2011, the ousted president has complained of intermittent health problems and has been repeatedly moved back and forth between Tora and Maadi Military Hospital.

Mubarak, who was toppled in 2011 by the January 25 Revolution, continues to face charges of complicity in the murder of unarmed anti-regime protesters during the 18-day uprising, as well as other corruption charges.

Last June, Mubarak received a life sentence for failing to prevent the killing of protesters. In January, however, he was granted a retrial due to procedural irregularities in the initial trial.

Hosni Mubarak was initially arrested on 12 April 2011.

Last week, the prosecutor-general announced that Mubarak would be detained for an additional 15 days pending investigation into fresh charges related to the illegal use of state funds.

On Saturday, however, the judge overseeing the retrial recused himself and referred the case to the Cairo Appeal Court. On Wednesday, the date for retrial proceedings was set at 11 May.

Ahram