CAIRO, (Reuters) – Hosni Mubarak was in hospital after suffering heart problems under questioning, following protests by hard-core reformists who said he was being protected from prosecution by Egypt’s military rulers.
The former Egyptian president fell ill yesterday during an inquiry into the killing of protesters in a revolution that toppled him and into corruption in his administration.
Egypt’s generals, in charge since Mubarak quit on Feb. 11, have faced increasingly loud calls from protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square for Mubarak and his allies to stand trial. Soldiers yesterday broke up a five-day sit-in at the square, which became the epicentre of the uprising in January. reports about Mubarak’s condition. One report said he was in intensive care after a “heart crisis” during questioning. Another said he was fit enough to be questioned in hospital in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
Mubarak, 82, was ousted after a popular uprising against repression and corruption during his 30-year rule. More than 380 people were killed in mass demonstrations that police and pro-Mubarak thugs failed to crush
