“The group says it will file the lawsuits in Jordanian courts because the country’s penal code says publicly slandering religious figures is an offense that carries up to three years in prison.”
And there are all too many who would like to see those same restrictions on free speech in the West . “Islamic group plans to sue Danish newspapers for reprinting Prophet Muhammad cartoon,” from the Associated Press:
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) – A group of Islamic activists in Jordan says it plans to file lawsuits against nearly 20 Danish newspapers and magazines for republishing a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad.
Hmm. Easter is coming up. Will we see some coverage about the Lord Jesus Christ from Western news wire services?
The group says it also plans to sue the editor-in-chief of the Danish newspaper that first published the drawings in 2005 and the daily’s cartoonist.
Last month, Denmark’s leading newspapers reprinted 1 of the 12 original cartoons after Danish police said they had uncovered a plot to kill the cartoonist. The papers said the reprint was meant to promote freedom of speech.
The group says it will file the lawsuits in Jordanian courts because the country’s penal code says publicly slandering religious figures is an offense that carries up to three years in prison.