Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak has cancer, his defence lawyer has said, citing a medical report to assess whether the former leader is fit to face trial.<\/p>\n
“Mubarak has cancer and this was included in the last medical report,” said lawyer Farid el-Deeb. Mubarak, 83, was forced from office in February during Egypt’s uprising.<\/p>\n
He is due to stand trial on 3 August over the killing of protesters and abuse of power, charges he denies. He has been detained in hospital in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh since mid-April after officials claimed he had heart problems during initial questioning.<\/p>\n
The timing of Mubarak’s illness means he has been spared jail, fuelling claims that he is receiving special treatment from the Egyptian army, which took power following his ousting.<\/p>\n
A committee of doctors appointed to assess Mubarak’s state of health said in late May that he should not be moved to a prison hospital because he was depressed, had poor blood circulation and was at risk of a sudden heart attack. The medical team also said he had tumours in his gall bladder and pancreas, for which he had operations in the past.<\/p>\n
Rumours over Mubarak’s health circulated for years before he was ousted from power but government officials always denied any life-threatening illness including cancer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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