{"id":424199,"date":"2011-05-15T12:26:05","date_gmt":"2011-05-15T12:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/15\/egypts-former-first-lady-set-for-heart-surgery-hospital-says\/"},"modified":"2011-05-15T12:26:05","modified_gmt":"2011-05-15T12:26:05","slug":"egypts-former-first-lady-set-for-heart-surgery-hospital-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/15\/egypts-former-first-lady-set-for-heart-surgery-hospital-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt&#8217;s former first lady set for heart surgery, hospital says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"93\">\n<div readability=\"81\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>STORY HIGHLIGHTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A manager of the hospital in the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh said she suffered a heart attack<\/li>\n<li>The incident occurred shortly after she was ordered detained for 15 days in a corruption case<\/li>\n<li>Hosni Mubarak was also questioned about his finances<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Cairo, Egypt (CNN)<\/strong> &#8212; Suzanne Mubarak, wife of toppled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, is expected to undergo open-heart surgery Sunday night, the manager of the Sharm el-Sheikh Hospital said.<\/p>\n<p>Egypt&#8217;s former first lady suffered a heart attack Friday after being questioned in a corruption investigation, Mohamed Fatah Allah said. She has been treated in the intensive care unit.<\/p>\n<p>The incident came shortly after Suzanne Mubarak was ordered detained for 15 days in a corruption case, the state-run Middle East News Agency reported.<\/p>\n<p>Assem al-Gohary, the assistant justice minister for the Illicit Gains Authority, ordered her detained for &#8220;obtaining illegal wealth using her husband&#8217;s position and political authority.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A team of investigators from the authority, a separate investigative unit under the Ministry of Justice, had questioned the former president in the same hospital for three hours Thursday regarding &#8220;using his political position as president to acquire illegal wealth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hosni Mubarak was also questioned about his luxury mansion in Sharm el-Sheikh,&#8221; al-Gohary said.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the former president suffered a heart attack during questioning over possible corruption charges, Egyptian state television reported.<\/p>\n<p>But the head doctor from a Ministry of Justice team assisting with the questioning disputed the diagnosis, saying later that the former leader had heart palpitations and was able to walk with assistance.<\/p>\n<p>He was deemed stable enough to allow prosecutors to resume questioning at the hospital, according to the state-owned Al Ahram newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>Mubarak has said the inquiry is aimed at tarnishing his reputation and that of his family.<\/p>\n<p>The former first lady had been scheduled for questioning Thursday, but investigators postponed the interrogation until Friday morning. She was asked about the origin of 20 million Egyptian pounds ($3.4 million) deposited in her name in a local bank account, al-Gohary said.<\/p>\n<p>Both Mubaraks were questioned about accounts in Al Ahly Bank, containing $147 million under their authority, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Mubaraks signed affidavits allowing investigators to further inquire into their bank accounts and wealth inside and outside Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>Suzanne Mubarak, 70, was treated successfully for leukemia 10 years ago, said Hanaa Gohar, the former first lady&#8217;s former press contact.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She was very healthy and very active&#8221; before the revolution, Gohar said.<\/p>\n<p>Hosni Mubarak, a U.S. ally and former military commander, resigned in February after nearly three decades in power amid massive demonstrations calling for him to step down.<\/p>\n<p>Journalist Mohamed Fadel Fahmy contributed to this story.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Taken from:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/rss.cnn.com\/~r\/rss\/edition_africa\/~3\/D-o3EPp3DLM\/index.html\" title=\"Egypt's former first lady set for heart surgery, hospital says\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Egypt&#8217;s former first lady set for heart surgery, hospital says<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> STORY HIGHLIGHTS A manager of the hospital in the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh said she suffered a heart attack The incident occurred shortly after she was ordered detained for 15 days in a corruption case Hosni Mubarak was also questioned about his finances Cairo, Egypt (CNN) &#8212; Suzanne Mubarak, wife of toppled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, is expected to undergo open-heart surgery Sunday night, the manager of the Sharm el-Sheikh Hospital said. Egypt&#8217;s former first lady suffered a heart attack Friday after being questioned in a corruption investigation, Mohamed Fatah Allah said. 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