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Six years later, Jordan readies to try Danish cartoonist
by ABDULLAH OMAR https://www.legal-project.org/1384/six-years-later-jordan-readies-to-try-danish Excerpt: AMMAN, Jordan – Almost six years after a series of cartoons caricaturing the Prophet Mohammad were published by a Danish newspaper, a Jordanian court is taking upon itself to try in absentia cartoonist Kurt Westergaard and 19 other journalists and editors. In a trial scheduled to get underway, they are charged with publishing offensive material against the Prophet. Attorney Usama Beitar says the trial in a Jordanian court represents "a civilized answer" to what he called a smear campaign by Western journalists and politicians against Islam. Read the complete original version of this item... Related Topics: Blasphemy, Islamist Threats (of Physical Violence) Against Speech receive the latest by email: subscribe to the legal project's free mailing list Note: The content of external articles does not necessarily reflect the views of The Legal Project. |
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