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Azhar Ahmed Facebook 'offensive' comments sentence
Naresh Puri sits in for Nihal and asks whether a Muslim man should have been prosecuted for his comments about dead soldiers on Facebook. Plus Dan Toombs talks about his new ebook.
Join the debate with Naresh Puri at 1 pm. He's asking, Should a Muslim man who said "all soldiers should die and go to hell" have been prosecuted? 20-year-old Azhar Ahmed has been given a community order for posting messages about dead soldier in Afghanistan. After six soldiers were killed in a single attack by the Taliban, Ahmed posted that "all soldiers should die and go to hell" Five of the soldiers who died lived locally to Ahmed in Huddersfield and relatives saw the posts. A trial earlier this year found him guilty of sending "grossly offensive communication" and he could go to prison, do you think he should? Many Muslims have asked the question that if someone can insult the prophet with impunity, why should a man be prosecuted for insulting dead soldiers? Do you think he should go to prison. After 2, The Curry Guy, Dan Toombs, talks to Naresh Puri about cooking take away style India food at home.
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- Tue 9 Oct 2012 13:00大象传媒 Asian Network