By: Billy Hallowell | Contributor: Scott Allswang
 It wasn’t long ago that Hosni Mubarak, the 83-year-old former president of Egypt, was a key, U.S. ally. Nevertheless, last week The Blaze reported on the start of Mubarak’s embarrassing trial over charges of corruption and complicity in the killing of protesters.
Now, the Muslim Brotherhood, which critics have long held as a violent and radical group, is calling for Sharia law to govern the punishment that Mubarak and his sons receive for their alleged crimes.
Although the radical political party has branded itself as “moderate,” the most recent recommendations for retribution paint a very different — and a very sinister — picture. If found guilty of their crimes, according to the Muslim Brotherhood’s spokesman, Mubarak and his sons deserve to face executions and hand amputations. The Australian has more:
“If a man has stolen millions of the state’s money, the penalty is that I must cut off his hand,” said Mahmoud Ghuzlan, a professor of biochemistry at Zagazig University. “There is no argument. These are God’s words.” …
Professor Ghuzlan said the penalty of amputation, mandated under sharia law, should apply to his sons Gamal — the younger, who was being groomed as heir — and Alaa, a businessman.
Perhaps this mentality explains why the Muslim Brotherhood was banned for a half-century in Egypt, finding its way officially back into the political strata following Mubarak’s fall. The Australian continues:
Professor Ghuzlan had no sympathy. Mr Mubarak should be hanged if convicted, although “beheading by the sword” would be more traditional, he said. | 
