Anyone with any illusions about Zahi Hawass' closeness to the repressive Mubarak regime should note that President Mubarak has just named him State Minister of Antiquities in a new Cabinet.
See http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=206035
Meanwhile, criticism of Hawass remains generally muted in the archaeological community, with some exceptions. See http://larryrothfield.blogspot.com/2011/01/more-on-looting-of-cairo-museum-it.html