An Egyptian court fined on Saturday the ousted President Hosni Mubarak and two other former officials with 540 million pounds (90.64 million dollars) to cut mobile phone services and internet during protests in January, a judicial source said. This is the first ruling against Mubarak since he was ousted Feb.
11. Mubarak is facing more serious charges, including ordering the killing of demonstrators, a charge that could carry the death penalty. A judicial source said that the administrative court fined Mubarak to 200 million Egyptian pounds, the former Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif to 40 million pounds, and former Interior Minister Habib el-Adly with 300 million pounds.
The court found that Mubarak, Nazif and Adly were guilty of "damaging the national economy" and the fines would be paid to the Treasury of the country, the source said. At least 800 people died during 18 days of protests that toppled Mubarak and more than six thousand were injured by live ammunition, rubber bullets, water cannons and batons.
The telecom operator Vodafone said in January, along with other moving companies, had no choice but to comply with an order of the authorities to suspend services in specific areas of the country during the height of the demonstrations against the government. In February, Vodafone also accused authorities of using their network to send text messages for the Government to subscribers.
Mubarak, who is detained in a hospital in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, will face trial for the deaths of the protesters. 
11. Mubarak is facing more serious charges, including ordering the killing of demonstrators, a charge that could carry the death penalty. A judicial source said that the administrative court fined Mubarak to 200 million Egyptian pounds, the former Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif to 40 million pounds, and former Interior Minister Habib el-Adly with 300 million pounds.
The court found that Mubarak, Nazif and Adly were guilty of "damaging the national economy" and the fines would be paid to the Treasury of the country, the source said. At least 800 people died during 18 days of protests that toppled Mubarak and more than six thousand were injured by live ammunition, rubber bullets, water cannons and batons.
The telecom operator Vodafone said in January, along with other moving companies, had no choice but to comply with an order of the authorities to suspend services in specific areas of the country during the height of the demonstrations against the government. In February, Vodafone also accused authorities of using their network to send text messages for the Government to subscribers.
Mubarak, who is detained in a hospital in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, will face trial for the deaths of the protesters.
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