Former Armed Forces chief of staff Sami Anan is in critical condition and is on life support at a military hospital, two sources tell Reuters. 70-year-old Anan was reportedly admitted to the hospital’s intensive care unit on Saturday due to a “chest infection and back problems that have impaired his ability to move,” according to the sources. He reportedly also suffered a stroke two months ago. Anan has been held in military detention since January after the army arrested and summoned him for questioning over his short-lived plans to run in the presidential elections that took place in March, which the Armed Forces sees as a serious breach of the laws of military service.

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