Posted on 05/02/2013 11:20:55 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Prominent Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma was arrested and immediately referred to trial for allegedly insulting the country’s president in a TV interview, a prosecutor said Thursday.
Douma is to stand trial on Sunday—less than a week after being arrested. He is the first prominent opposition activist to be tried on charges of insulting Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.
There have been a myriad of complaints levied against journalists and TV personalities, including well-known satirist Bassem Youssef, for insulting Morsi.
Rights groups say such charges restrict freedom of expression. …
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Conservative to be tried for insulting US president
You beat me to it!
have you seen a picture of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi , you just can’t help it
Who couldn’t see this coming?
soetoro ecstatic.
As dreams of sugarplums danced in Obama's wee little head...
Egypt is entering the dark ages of Islamic control.
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