Mubarak in 'full coma,' Egyptian government

Cairo (CNN) -- Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was in a coma Monday in a Cairo prison hospital, officials said.

Defibrillators have been used several times to revive Mubarak "due to heart complications," said Adel Saeed, the prosecutor's spokesman.

"Mubarak entered today into full coma. His two sons Gamal and Alaa submitted a request to the prison authority to move beside him and it has been accepted," Interior Ministry spokesman Alaa Mahmoud said. "His health has been deteriorating since the verdict, with high blood pressure, problems breathing, and irregular heartbeat."

Gamal and Alaa Mubarak are also in prison, facing charges of insider trading and money laundering.

The elder Mubarak, 84, was sentenced to life in prison on June 2 for the killing of pro-democracy demonstrators last year. Mubarak was already suffering from health problems and attended court on a gurney.