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Saturday, February 3, 2007

Blogging is Dangerous

Another tidbit on how dangerous the pen can be:


Egypt blogger maintains innocence
Nabil has been in detention since November [AP]


The judge in Egypt's first trial prosecuting a blogger for writings critical of the country's religious authorities said on Thursday he will deliver his verdict on February 22.Lawyers for Abdel Kareem Nabil say he could face up to 11 years in prison if convicted of insulting Islam by the court in the city of Alexandria.

In a heated exchange during Thursday’s court session a prosecution lawyer accused 222-year-old Nabil of being an "apostate".

Nabil, who has been in detention since November, pleaded innocent to charges of insulting Islam, harming the peace and insulting President Hosni Mubarak.


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