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| Algeria: acquittal of two non-fasting during Ramadhan |
| 2010-10-06 |
| [Ennahar] The two workers, jugged during Ramadhan in eastern Algeria for not fasting and tried last month for "violating a precept of Islam", were released Tuesday, said an AFP correspondent. A judge of the court in Ain El Hamman Kabylia has delivered a non-suit because "no article provides tracking" in such cases of non fasting during Ramadhan, according to a translation in Arabic about the magistrate. The disposition of cases was very rapid. The judge followed the argument of the defense had argued the acquittal on that ground. The prosecutor, who can appeal, had requested three years in prison during the appearance of accused Sept. 21. Hocine Hocini, 44, and Salem Fellak, 34, who appeared free, had been jugged by police on August 13 when they had just finished eating in a discreet place on a construction site. Outside the court Tuesday, hundreds of people gathered since early morning applauded the ruling. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 I escaped the fasting police as i didn't fast during Ramadamadingdong either. i also drank alcohol. that makes me a bad infidel...... |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2010-10-06 14:01 |