From the Washington Post: Yet the debate about whether to publish depictions of Muhammad ? a practice generally prohibited in Islam and violently opposed by extremists ? hasn’t disappeared following the horrific events of the past few months. And now, a Danish proposal would push the debate far further than before ? by putting cartoons […]
Four Swedes will have their day in Danish court tomorrow after their December 2010 arrest for allegedly planning to attack the newspaper offices of the Jyllands-Posten newspaper – the newspaper that published the 12 caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in 2005. From the Washington Post: The trial will be the second major criminal process involving […]
Mikael Davud and Shawan Sadek Saeed Bujak have been found guilty of plotting to bomb the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten back in 2010. David Jakobsen, the third man arrested in connection with the plot was cleared of terror charges but still was convicted of helping to acquire explosives. From MSNBC: Prosecutors said the Norwegian cell first […]
A Danish appeals court has upheld the guilty verdict of Mohamed Geele who allegedly attempted to murder Kurt Westergaard in his home with an axe on New Years Day 2010. He was sentenced to 9 years in prison, a $2,000 fine and expulsion from Denmark when his sentence is over. Both the prosecution and defense […]
Libyan state run television didn’t take too long to mention Denmark’s involvement in the NATO enforced no-fly zone was connected to the Danish Mohammad cartoons published in 2005. On Tuesday morning, Libyan television accused Denmark – falsely – of controlling the operation that destroyed Bab al-Azizya, Gaddafi’s headquarters in Tripoli. The Libyan news announcer, who […]
A quick follow up to news I posted yesterday. The Somali man that allegedly tried to break into Kurt Westergaard’s home with an axe was found guilty. News today is that the sentence is a nine year prison sentence and near $2,000 fine. After being released, he will be expelled from Denmark.
Three men arrested in Denmark for allegedly planning an attack on the Danish paper Jyllands-Posten have denied the allegations in a hearing to determine whether the men should be kept in custody. A fourth individual is still under suspicion and a fifth man arrested in Sweden for allegedly participating in the planning is being held […]