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June 13th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
“‘Help me Farid,’ he said in a very faint voice,” el-Deeb quoted
Mubarak as saying. “He said: ‘I’m uncomfortable and I don’t feel safe.
I feel they are ordered to kill me.'”
The lawyer said the decision to transfer him to the prison hospital was a
surprise to him and his team, because despite pressure from parliament and
protesters to transfer Mubarak to prison, his doctors had said his condition
does not permit it.
Since he was detained in April 2011, Mubarak had spent time in a luxury suite
of a hospital in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. He was later
transferred to a military hospital on the outskirts of Cairo after his trial
began in August, where he was regularly visited by family, and where he was
said to have exercised and appeared in pictures on his feet, unlike his
appearances in court on a hospital bed.
After he was sentenced, Mubarak refused to leave the helicopter that
transferred him to the south Cairo prison premises for hours. Security
officials said he cried in protest.
The decision to transfer Mubarak to another hospital is a minefield, and
authorities seem to be dragging their feet to avoid a new explosion of
public anger.
A new round of protests erupted right after the Mubarak verdict because he and
his two sons were acquitted of corruption charges that were part of the same
case. While Mubarak and his top security chief got life in prison, six top
police commanders were acquitted on the charges of complicity in the killing
of protesters during the uprising.
A prosecution official said that it is up to the prison authorities to decide
whether Mubarak needs to be transferred to another hospital. They would be
held responsible if they fail to act in due time, said the official speaking
on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to address the
media.
Alaa Mahmoud, spokesman for the Interior Ministry, said Mubarak’s condition is
stable but that he is not well. He said there has been no decision yet to
transfer him to another hospital and that medical doctors from the police
academy and the prison are monitoring his condition.
Medical officials said Mubarak’s condition had improved by Tuesday and he was
administered oxygen to aid his breathing once for five minutes. They said
they are monitoring his heart and blood pressure closely and he is in
intensive care. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they
were not authorised to talk to the media.
Officials said Mubarak was being given liquids intravenously and also lost
consciousness several times Sunday.
Many Egyptians accused authorities of showing Mubarak too much reverence.
Others continue to see him as a decorated war hero whose old age and service
to Egypt are grounds for leniency.
El-Deeb visited Mubarak in the Torah prison hospital on Saturday. He said
during his 90 minutes visit, Mubarak slipped in an out of consciousness
three times. He described a medical facility that is not equipped to deal
with his client’s critical condition, despite a $1 million renovation to
accommodate the ousted leader.
El-Deeb told the CBC station that on his first night in the prison hospital,
the doctors couldn’t operate the machine to administer oxygen to Mubarak.
“This can’t be called a hospital. I saw it for myself,” el-Deeb
said.
Egypt’s public health system under Mubarak was seriously debilitated, and its
reform is one of the top demands of the protest movement that ousted him.
Mubarak’s health condition, just like the verdict against him, has consumed
public debate in Egypt as the country’s is seething with political
uncertainty ahead of a presidential run-off election on Saturday and Sunday.
Mubarak’s last Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq is facing off against a leading
member of the Muslim Brotherhood, once Mubarak’s most organised opposition.
The contest has deeply polarised the country. Mubarak’s death or transfer to
a hospital outside of prison could further inflame public anger.
The military doctors who were treating Mubarak before he was transferred to
prison were called over to see Mubarak days after he was transferred to
prison, the lawyer el-Deeb said. He said the latest medical report showed
there was water collecting in his lungs.
Mubarak’s two sons, one-time heir apparent Gamal and wealthy businessman Alaa,
were at his bedside, security officials said on condition of anonymity
because they were not authorised to speak to the media. The sons also are
being held at the prison, awaiting trial on insider trading charges after
they and their father were acquitted June 2 of corruption charges. Their new
trial is scheduled to begin on July 9.
His lawyer drummed up Mubarak’s military career to ask for his transfer to a
military hospital. He said he is considering appealing to international
human rights organisations to check on Mubarak’s condition because he feared
he could die in prison.
Source: agencies
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