Mubarak moved to an army hospital for ‘health’ reasons

Egypt’s ousted President Hosni Mubarak was moved to an army hospital from his prison clinic, reported Al Arabiya, following the country’s top prosecutor-general decision on Thursday.

“Mubarak will head to Maadi military hospital”, an army source told Reuters. Maadi is a suburb of Cairo.

It is not yet clear when Mubarak will be moved. The exact medical recommendations that prompted the decision are also unknown, security sources told Reuters.

Prosecutor-General Talaat Ibrahim had received a report from the Tora Prison Medical Committee that “recommended transporting Mubarak to another well-equipped prison”, state-owned daily al-Ahram quoted Hassan Yassin, official spokesperson of General Prosecution, as saying.

Mubarak, who ruled Egypt for three decades, was forced out in February 2011 after a popular uprising.

In June, he was sentenced to life in prison for his role in killing protesters during the uprising. He was admitted to a prison hospital that month following a health crisis.