World | Hosni Mubarak Mubarak Fined $34M for Cutting Internet He put Egypt's protesters offline temporarily in January By John Johnson Posted May 28, 2011 11:20 AM CDT Copied Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been fined for shutting off his nation's Internet. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File) He faces far more serious charges, but this is a start: Hosni Mubarak has been fined $34 million for blocking Egypt's nation's Internet and mobile phone networks during protests in January, reports the BBC. Two other former high-ranking officials got hit with similar fines. The unprecedented action by Egypt's administrative court is the first legal ruling against the imprisoned former leader. He could get the death penalty if convicted of ordering the killing of protesters. Read These Next 11 people hurt in a "brutal act of violence" in Michigan. White House makes Hegseth put his polygraph away. A new book argues the Sacagawea legend is all wrong. The NFL's heaviest player told to slim down. Report an error