A COPENHAGEN court has extended the detention of two Tunisians – suspected of plotting to kill a Danish cartoonist who satirised the Prophet Mohammed – until they are deported. Like previous rulings in the case, the lower court judge's decision was in line with recommendations from Danish police intelligence agency PET, which deems the pair a threat to national security.The men, whose identities were not disclosed but who are
Mr Westergaard's cartoon, which was considered the most controversial, featuring the prophet's head with a turban that looked like a bomb with a lit fuse, was republished in at least 17 Danish dailies after police foiled the murder plot last month.
On PET's recommendation, the Danish justice ministry has ordered the two Tunisians expelled without trial, which is permitted under Danish anti-terror laws introduced in 2002. The two have been legal residents in Denmark for more than seven years, and have claimed their innocence.
| "Pure as the driven snow!" |
Frank Wenzel, the 36-year-old's lawyer, told AFP he had requested that this case of "deprivation of freedom without due process" be brought before the country's Supreme Court. "An expulsion without trial is a violation of the (European) human rights convention, and the same goes for the police decision to keep the motivation for the expulsion secret," he said.
| Because protecting a terrorist's rights is more important than protecting the life of an innocent citizen ... |
| Apparently Tunisia doesn't like raving looney murderers either. Good on them ... |
| "Nope, nope, can't do it, nope ..." |