Dalia Ziada, a human rights activist and translator based in Cairo, reports that the Alexandria Appeal Court has upheld the four-year prison sentence against Kareem Amer.
Furthermore, the judge approved a civil claim filed by the eleven lawyers who want to fine Kareem for ‘insulting Islam’.
Kareem’s lawyers will apply for the Court of Cassation (third degree).
Abdul Kareem Nabeel Suleiman, a.k.a. Kareem Amer, is in prison because he blogged his personal opinions on the Internet.
March 12th, 2007 at 8:42 am
Here is a news piece about Kareem’s case:
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=CultureAndMedia&loid=8.0.394224792&par=0
The case is going to the Supreme Court.
March 12th, 2007 at 11:08 am
[...] Posted by rantingkraut on March 12th, 2007 The free Kareem campaign reports that the prison sentence against Kareem has been confirmed by the court of appeal, and that another civil suit is under way. [...]