- Afghan journalist jail for Prophet Mohammad blasphemy
- By From Correspondents In Kabul
- The Herald Sun
- 21/10/2008 Make a Comment
- Contributed by: The Rooster ( 264 articles in 2008 )
AFGHANISTAN'S appeal court sentenced an Afghan journalist to 20 years in jail, commuting an earlier death sentence, for distributing an Internet article that said the Prophet Mohammad had ignored the rights of women.
Perwiz Kambakhsh, 23, a reporter with the Jahan-e Now daily, was sentenced to death in January by a court in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif.
The arrest and sentencing of Kambakhsh, also a university student, drew criticism from a number of Western nations, the Afghan media and rights groups. Kambakhsh downloaded an Iranian article from the Internet and distributed it to friends.
"The court has sentenced Perwiz Kambakhsh to 20 years jail for the crime he has committed.
But this is not the final hearing, he has the right to appeal," judge Abdul Salaam Qazizada told the court.
Perwiz Kambakhsh, 23, a reporter with the Jahan-e Now daily, was sentenced to death in January by a court in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif.
The arrest and sentencing of Kambakhsh, also a university student, drew criticism from a number of Western nations, the Afghan media and rights groups. Kambakhsh downloaded an Iranian article from the Internet and distributed it to friends.
"The court has sentenced Perwiz Kambakhsh to 20 years jail for the crime he has committed.
But this is not the final hearing, he has the right to appeal," judge Abdul Salaam Qazizada told the court.
Source: https://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24531340-5005961,00.html
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