Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is to apologize to the nation and plead for amnesty, three months after he was overthrown by a popular uprising, according to a report in the independent daily al-Shorouk.
The report, to appear in Tuesday, May 17, edition, quoted Egyptian and Arab official sources as saying that Mubarak was "drafting a letter which will be broadcast on Egyptian and Arabic channels, apologizing on behalf of himself and his family for any offence caused to the people." He is also to apologize "for any behavior which may have stemmed from false information passed on to him by his advisers."
The former president and his wife Suzanne are under arrest in a hospital in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh after both of them suffered heart attacks during interrogation as part of a graft probe.
Mubarak is also ready to hand over his assets to the state in a bid to have the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces "look into an amnesty," the paper said. The amnesty would apply to Mubarak, his wife Suzanne, and their two sons, Alaa and Gamal, who are held in Cairo's Tora prison on corruption charges. The paper said it is unlikely to be granted to the sons.
On Monday, Mubarak's wife pledged to hand over to the state money in two bank accounts, and a luxury villa in Cairo, AFP reports.
