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| Libya Politicians Escape Death Penalty over Cartoon Deemed Insulting to Islam |
| 2014-03-03 |
| [An Nahar] Two Libyan politicians on trial over a cartoon said to be offensive to Islam on Sunday had charges that could have led to the death penalty dismissed, their lawyer said. "The court gave its verdict. It decided on a dismissal of the three main charges" which carried a possible death penalty in the case of a conviction, lawyer Abdelmajid al-Mayet said. Ali Tekbali and Fathi Saguer of the Libyan National Party were instead fined for "inciting discord among Libyans", their lawyer said, adding that he would appeal the ruling. The men were accused of the "promotion and possession of... drawings insulting to Islam and the prophet" after they used a cartoon published by French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo on a party poster during the 2012 legislative election campaign. The cartoon showed a group of men discussing the role of women in society, and Tekbali and Saguer said they had found the picture showing a bearded man without knowing that it depicted the Prophet Mohammed. "The cartoon caused an uproar because, unintentionally, it featured the same character used to depict the Prophet Mohammed in an anti-Islamic comic published by... Charlie Hebdo. However, corruption finds a dozen alibis for its evil deeds... the Libyan poster made no reference to Islam or the Prophet Mohammed," Before the verdict, the London-based rights watchdog had called "for the charges against them to be dropped immediately." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 For now. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-03-03 17:55 |
| #3 Bravo! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2014-03-03 09:47 |
| #2 At Alhambra, the ingenious Escher Was inspired by its artistic treasure, So he drew you-know-who In a circular queue, With each taking the prior one's measure. As the architects chased round and round, They all held up their thumbs and they frowned. As they circled, each drew A cartoon of his view On the rump of his prior, ungowned. Though this vision's not strictly Islamic, Still the portraits aren't physiognomic, So let's bow to the genius Who created this seamless Allegorical tail-chasing comic! |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2014-03-03 03:02 |
| #1 Pix of Mo get the pious upset, Be they tintypes or just silhouettes I still use 'em, you bet, But I never forget To add "Ceci n'est pas un Prophète!" |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2014-03-03 00:56 |