The detention of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been extended by two weeks, until mid-May, while continuing the investigation into the suppression of protests that led to his downfall. His two son Gamal and Alaa are also within the scope of prosecution. Members of the public prosecutor went on Friday 22 April at the hospital in Sharm el-Sheikh resort on the Red Sea, to continue the examination of Mr.
Mubarak, cared for since April 12 after he been remanded in custody at this hotel. He was questioned about his responsibility for the deaths of protesters during the revolt and the controversial contracts to sell gas to Israel, which resulted in losses of several billion dollars for the country, said the prosecutor.
Eight hundred forty-six civilians were killed in protests that led to the departure Mubarak. The commission of inquiry into the repression of former President considers complicit in the bloodshed. More than two months after the fall of Mr. Mubarak, the pressure remains high in Egypt for the former president and his immediate family are brought to justice swiftly.
However, his condition remains unstable, according to his doctors, who conduct medical examinations to ascertain the cause. Meanwhile, the Prosecutor General's Office is considering a transfer of former president in a prison or a prison hospital. The prosecutor appointed a medical team to travel to Sharm el-Sheikh, Mubarak's bedside, to evaluate his condition and the possibility of transferring it to the Tora prison in Cairo.
Justice had asked the Interior Ministry's transfer to Tora prison, where already his son Gamal and Alaa, imprisoned for fifteen days as part of the investigation, as well as former ministers and senior officials regime. But the department ruled that the prison hospital was not adequately equipped to cope with any rapid deterioration in his health.
On 10 April, Mr. Mubarak was out for the first time in its silence to be a victim of "defamation". In a speech sound, he denounced the "smear campaigns" against him and defended his "reputation" and his "integrity." He assured that neither he nor his wife, Suzanne, had property abroad, and he was willing to cooperate with the law. 
Mubarak, cared for since April 12 after he been remanded in custody at this hotel. He was questioned about his responsibility for the deaths of protesters during the revolt and the controversial contracts to sell gas to Israel, which resulted in losses of several billion dollars for the country, said the prosecutor.
Eight hundred forty-six civilians were killed in protests that led to the departure Mubarak. The commission of inquiry into the repression of former President considers complicit in the bloodshed. More than two months after the fall of Mr. Mubarak, the pressure remains high in Egypt for the former president and his immediate family are brought to justice swiftly.
However, his condition remains unstable, according to his doctors, who conduct medical examinations to ascertain the cause. Meanwhile, the Prosecutor General's Office is considering a transfer of former president in a prison or a prison hospital. The prosecutor appointed a medical team to travel to Sharm el-Sheikh, Mubarak's bedside, to evaluate his condition and the possibility of transferring it to the Tora prison in Cairo.
Justice had asked the Interior Ministry's transfer to Tora prison, where already his son Gamal and Alaa, imprisoned for fifteen days as part of the investigation, as well as former ministers and senior officials regime. But the department ruled that the prison hospital was not adequately equipped to cope with any rapid deterioration in his health.
On 10 April, Mr. Mubarak was out for the first time in its silence to be a victim of "defamation". In a speech sound, he denounced the "smear campaigns" against him and defended his "reputation" and his "integrity." He assured that neither he nor his wife, Suzanne, had property abroad, and he was willing to cooperate with the law.
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