“With this, Vishnudev, a native of Alleppey in Kerala, has become the first Indian to be punished under Saudi Arabia’s stricter anti-blasphemy laws that came into force two weeks ago.”
Yeah, Saudi Arabia is really reforming.
“Vishnudev was found guilty of making remarks against the legal system in Saudi Arabia and against the Prophet of Islam in a conversation on Twitter.”
We’re much more enlightened in the West. In the U.S., if you say something against the Prophet of Islam in a conversation on Twitter, Twitter will shadowban or suspend you, and you’ll be excoriated as a racist, “Islamophobic” bigot, and shunned by all decent people. You may even have to undergo psychiatric tests. But you won’t be imprisoned for blasphemy — at least not yet.
“Indian engineer sentenced to 5 years for blasphemy in Saudi Arabia,” by Trisha Thomas, Ultra News, September 20, 2018:
An engineer from Kerala working with a petroleum company in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to five years of imprisonment and a fine of around Rs 30 lakhs for his tweets.
With this, Vishnudev, a native of Alleppey in Kerala, has become the first Indian to be punished under Saudi Arabia’s stricter anti-blasphemy laws that came into force two weeks ago.
The new rules promise up to five years of imprisonment and a fine of up to 3 mln riyals (Rs 5.8 cr) for anyone who mocks or insults the religious and moral values of the country.
The law also covers incendiary and subversive posts and messages, and is applicable to both the creation of such messages as well as their distribution or forwarding.
Vishnudev was found guilty of making remarks against the legal system in Saudi Arabia and against the Prophet of Islam in a conversation on Twitter….