Egypt's Mubarak not in coma, but still in serious condition
CAIRO. June 12. KAZINFORM Egyptian ex-president Hosni Mubarak is not in a coma, but remains in a very serious condition with reliance on ventilator, a security source told, according to Xinhua.
Denying news reports that Mubarak entered a coma, the security source said Mubarak is suffering from high blood pressure and difficulties in breathing and needs to use ventilator many times a day.
"Mubarak is still suffering from a nervous shock and severe depression. His doctors think it may decrease after his sons were transferred to the same prison," the security source said.
Mubarak's elder son Alaa was transferred Monday to the prison where his father and brother Gamal are held.
Mubarak, 84, is being treated in the intensive care unit in the prison hospital. His health has deteriorated since he was admitted to the prison after the court announced his life imprisonment.
The Cairo Criminal Court sentenced Mubarak and former interior minister Habib Adli to life in jail on June 2 over the charges of complicity in killing protestors.
His two sons and six former police officers were acquitted, but his sons are still in prison pending investigations over embezzlement cases.