The Dramatic Fall Of Egypt's Dictatorship Is Analyzed

File picture : Hosni Mubarak and his family ( Photo : Kompasiana )

The Dramatic Downfall Of The Mubarak Clan -- The Telegraph

Hosni Mubarak is in hospital with a suspected heart attack; when he gets out, he could be hanged, and his sons are currently in prison. Nick Meo charts the dramatic downfall of Egypt's former first family.

The first shock for the sons of Egypt's former president when they arrived at Cairo's notorious Tora prison, looking dazed according to witnesses, was having their mobile phones taken away.

Then guards thrust rough regulation uniforms into their soft, manicured hands, and led them away to their cells.

The nation they had lorded over for decades, and allegedly plundered on an epic scale, could hardly believe it was seeing the humiliation of Gamal and Alaa Mubarak.

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My Comment: I guess this makes it official .... the Mubarak clan and their hold on Egypt is finally over.

Former Egyptian President Mubarak And His Sons Detained For Fifteen Days

'Unstable' Hosni Mubarak Under Guard In Hospital -- The Australian/AFP

FORMER Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's health deteriorated last night hours after he and his two sons were placed under 15-day detention in an inquiry into violence against protesters.

The official MENA news agency reported that the 82-year-old in police custody in a Red Sea resort hospital was in an "unstable" condition after suffering a heart attack while being questioned by prosecutors on Tuesday.

His two sons, Gamal and Alaa, were transferred late yesterday from Sharm el-Sheikh courthouse to a Cairo prison.

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More News On The "Detainment" Of Hosni Mubarak

Mubarak regime shocked by charges -- UPI
Egypt's Mubarak detained for investigation -- Yahoo News/AP
Egypt's Mubarak detained, army win protest respite -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Egypt detains Mubarak and sons -- Al Jazeera
Mubarak detained as Egypt builds case against him -- Euronews
Egypt: Mubarak and sons detained amid corruption probe -- BBC
Egypt Detains Mubarak, Sons for Questioning -- Voice of America
Hosni Mubarak: from detention to where? -- Brian Whitikar, The Guardian

My Comment: My gut is telling me that if they do not give the answers that prosecutors are expecting, their stay in "detention" is going to be permanent.