EGYPT: "Min Ayna Laka Hza?" - From where did you get that?

Mubarak fined for

cutting internet and phones

Former president and two other former officials fined by Egyptian court for cutting communications.

An Egyptian court has fined ousted president Hosni Mubarak 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 Reuters 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.

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 Blogger's Comment

It is always nice to hear that corruption has been nipped but I do have a question. Since, as mentioned above, that "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.", and the money will be taken from their assets, I wounder how did they accumulate such assets. 

Is it, for example, possible that Mubarak during his almost 30 years of ruling, being paid a salary, has saved such enormous amount of money?! Min Ayna Lahu Hza?!  

Since the answer to the above is: No..impossible, then he should also be charged with illegal possession of fortune obtained in the form of money or in kind.