Tough luck for Mubarak

The conservative daily Lidové noviny is unenthusiastic at the prospect of a trial for former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak: "Autocrats must either die in office like Franco in Spain, hand over power in a controlled fashion like Chile's Pinochet, or leave the country in time like the Shah of Iran or recently the Tunisian Ben Ali. Anyone who misses the chance has tough luck. Now Mubarak has become the symbol for such misfortunate rulers. Investigations are underway against the former president for violence against demonstrators and corruption. But let's be frank: Mubarak has no more violence on his conscience than any other Arab or African ruler. And can we believe that in a country where corruption has deep roots and Mubarak ruled for 30 years that corruption was limited to a single family and the tiniest ruling clique?"

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