French court aquits Charlie Hebdo in publishing the Mohammed cartoons
Published by Avi Green on Thursday, March 22, 2007 at 11:31 AM.
Excellent news concerning an important case. CNN has the news on the French weekly's good news (via Hot Air):
The AFP reports that there was applause at the ruling:
Others glad to read the news include Dhimmi Watch, Running the Gauntlet, The Jawa Report, JunkYardBlog, The Thunder Run.
A French court on Thursday ruled in favor of a satirical weekly that had printed cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, rejecting accusations by Islamic groups who said the publication incited hatred against Muslims.I think one of the important factors leading to the aquittal was Nicholas Sarkozy's own aid, which he gave to the paper earlier.
The court said the cartoons published by the weekly Charlie Hebdo were covered by freedom of expression laws and did not constitute an attack on Islam in general but fundamentalists.
The AFP reports that there was applause at the ruling:
Applause broke out in the courtroom at the announcement of the verdict, which ruled that three cartoons published by the weekly Charlie Hebdo in February 2006 were not insulting to Muslims.The applause was for good cause.
Others glad to read the news include Dhimmi Watch, Running the Gauntlet, The Jawa Report, JunkYardBlog, The Thunder Run.
