Egypt's Interior Ministry is ready to secure the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak in either Cairo or Sharm el-Sheikh, Interior Minister Mansour al-Essawy said Monday.
Essawy made the announcement during a ministerial conference on public service development held at the Police Academy.
Mubarak is scheduled to face criminal trial on 3 August for charges related to killing pro-democracy protesters the recent 18-day uprising that resulted in Mubarak’s ouster.
He remains at a Sharm el-Sheikh hospital due to poor health. On Monday, his lawyer, Farid al-Deeb, said Mubarak has stomach cancer.
However, Health Minister Ashraf Hatem said his condition was stable.
Essawy commented on the case of runaway businessman Hussein Salem, who is wanted by Egyptian authorities on charges of profiteering from the Egypt-Israel gas deal. Essawy said that the problem lies in Salem's Spanish citizenship.
He added that Spain is not bound by any agreements to deport Salem back to Egypt. However, he said a request sent to Spain by the attorney general's office references the UN Convention Against Corruption, which both countries signed in 2003.
The minister also assured that Interpol is pursuing all fugitives who had fled Egypt following the uprising.
Translated from the Arabic Edition
