NEW : They face charges of illegal gains and corruption , said Adel Saeed , a spokesman for Egypt 's general prosecutor . Mubarak 's lawyer has requested a German doctor be allowed to visit him . Lawyer Farid El Deeb says Hosni Mubarak had major surgery in June 2010 . He is now recovering at the hospital, but he needs more time for his recovery and rehabilitation. Doctors say he has a host of problems , but an expert says the trial should go on .
NEW : Mubarak 's lawyer has requested a German doctor be allowed to visit him . Lawyer Farid El Deeb says Hosni Mubarak had major surgery in June 2010 . He is now recovering at the hospital, but he needs more time for his recovery and rehabilitation. Doctors say he has a host of problems , but an expert says the trial should go on .