08:40 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nFormer Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been fined $34m (\u00a320m) for cutting off communications services during the uprising that ousted him.<\/p>\n
The fine of 200m Egyptian pounds is the first clear ruling against Mr Mubarak since he left office in February. Two other senior officials were also fined.<\/p>\n
The 83-year-old is currently under arrest in hospital in Sharm el-Sheikh after being taken ill in detention.<\/p>\n
He has been charged over the deaths of anti-government protesters.<\/p>\n
Officials probed<\/span><\/p>\nMr Mubarak is also being questioned over charges that he and his family made huge profits during the three decades he spent as Egyptian president.<\/p>\n
More than 20 Mubarak-era ministers and businessmen linked to the regime have been detained since his departure.<\/p>\n
Last week, former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly was sentenced to 12 years in jail on charges of money-laundering and profiteering.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, he was also fined over the disruption to telephone and internet services during the Egyptian revolution, along with Mr Mubarak and his former Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif.<\/p>\n
Adly also faces separate charges of ordering troops to fire on demonstrators. He could face the death penalty if convicted.<\/p>\n
Mr Mubarak and his sons Alaa and Gamal have been charged with “premeditated murder” of some participants in the protests, the country’s state news agency reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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