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Hosni Mubarak [FILE PHOTO] Credit: Presidenza della Repubblica |
Cairo: Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s has been in critical condition since he was moved to prison.
As per prison department spokeswoman, he had to be revived twice on Monday using a defibrillator as his condition further deteriorated.
According to media reports, the 84-year-old former President is suffering from acute depression, periodic increase in blood pressure as well as shortness of breath.
Mubarak was sentenced to life for suppressing a revolt against his regime in which nearly 850 protestors were killed.
(With agency inputs.)