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2007-01-16 Africa North

Moroccan journalists fined for insulting Islam

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Posted by ryuge 2007-01-16 06:23|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

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Aboubakr Jamai, editor of Le Journal Hebdomadaire, called the court ruling "a setback for freedom of expression," adding, "they shouldn't have been prosecuted in the first place."

In fact it is a victory for freedopm of expression. For insulting islma the standard procedure would have been jail sentnces or worse.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2007-01-16 07:41|| 2007-01-16 07:41|| Front Page Top

#2 You mean you can't say allan is a demon, mohamhead is a murdering pedophile, and islam is death cult?

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2007-01-16 17:27|| 2007-01-16 17:27|| Front Page Top

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