Official: Mubarak transferred to Cairo

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak - seen here in 2008 - was transferred to a hospital in Cairo Saturday, an official said.NEW: A military official says Mubarak is receiving treatment at hospitalA military official said earlier that Mubarak was moved to a Cairo military facilityThe former leader is under investigation for the deaths of activistsHe is also the subject of a corruption probe

Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (CNN) -- Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, under investigation in the deaths of protesters, remained Saturday in a Sharm el-Sheikh hospital where he has been receiving treatment since Tuesday, officials said.

Earlier, a military official told CNN that Mubarak had been transferred to a military facility in Cairo. However, later in the day, an official with the military in Cairo said the former leader is still in the hospital in the Red Sea resort town.

Hospital and police personnel had insisted that Mubarak was still being treated at the facility and hadn't moved from a heavily guarded section of the building.

"As long as Mr. Mubarak is here, we will stay here," said police Capt. Karim Yusuf, one of the dozens of riot police standing in a human chain outside the Sharm el-Sheikh hospital.

Justice Minister Mohamed Abdel Aziz had earlier said that when the former leader's health improves, he will be imprisoned.

Despite his health issues, Mubarak has been questioned and been under investigation by the Egyptian prosecutor-general's office since Tuesday.

He is being investigated in connection with the deaths of hundreds of activists during the recent uprising that led to his departure from office February 11. He is also under investigation for allegations of corruption and misuse of state funds.

Mubarak has been treated at the hospital since Tuesday for heart palpitations and blood pressure problems and is listed in stable condition, officials said.

He and his sons were taken into 15-day detainment Tuesday, according to a Justice Ministry spokesman. His sons are in custody in Cairo.

Aziz also said Mubarak's wife, Suzanne, will be questioned by the ministry's Office of Illicit Profiteering.

CNN's Ivan Watson, Mohammed Fadel Fahmy and Dina Amer contributed to this report.

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