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| Mubarak fined for cutting internet and phones |
| 2011-05-29 |
| [Al Jazeera] An Egyptian court has fined ousted president Hosni Mubarak ...The former President-for-Life of Egypt, dumped by popular demand in early 2011... and former officials more than $90m for cutting off access to internet and mobile phone services during the country's massive protests in January. A court source told the Rooters news agency on Saturday that Mubarak's fine is $34m, former interior minister Habib al-Adly will owe $53m, and former prime minister Ahmed Nazif has a fine of $7m. The amounts relate to compensation for lost revenue as a result of the decision to cut off access for five days starting on January 28, said the source. The fine is to be paid from personal assets, and the state has the right to increase the amount over the year if damages continue to rise. This was the first court ruling against Mubarak since he was ousted on February 11. Mubarak faces far more serious charges, including ordering the killing of protesters, a charge which could carry the death penalty. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Big mistake he made, cutting off the internet. As was pointed out by the guy at Shire Network News, if you want people to stay home and not do anything, you leave the internet ON. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-05-29 11:59 |
| #2 They are going to hang him. |
| Posted by: bman 2011-05-29 11:04 |
| #1 More than $90 mill for just trying to defend his regime? I guess phone and internet access is now a "Human Right(tm)." Smells like a kangaroo court to me. |
| Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2011-05-29 01:57 |