Motoon acquittals in Algeria

El Kahbar reports on the acquittal of three TV managers and six journalists who aired the Motoons at the height of that crisis.

The prosecutor had sought 5- and 3-year prison sentences against the defendants, but the court decided that the intention was not to ridicule Mohammed and they were freed.

Presumably if they had intended to ridicule Mohammed the decision may have been different.


2 Responses to “Motoon acquittals in Algeria”

  1. […] Motoon acquittals in Algeria El Kahbar reports on the acquittal of three TV managers and six journalists who aired the Motoons at the height of that crisis. […]

  2. marc says:

    Chilling thought that.