Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court (file photo)
Wed Sep 26, 2012 3:0AM GMT
2
The
Egyptian judiciary has decided to prosecute a well-known television
station owner on charges of tearing up and burning a copy of the Bible.
On Tuesday, Ahmed Mohammed Abdullah, who tore up and burned an English copy of the Bible during a demonstration outside the US Embassy in Cairo, was referred to trial, along with his son and a journalist who interviewed him.
Abdullah was filmed standing before a crowd and ripping up the Christian holy book. In another video, he made insulting remarks about Christianity.
Abdullah, whose trial will begin on September 30, says he is not guilty of contempt for religion as he targeted the book of a specific group of Christians.
In Egypt, offending Islam, Christianity, or Judaism is punishable by up to five years in prison.
No comments:
Post a Comment