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A court in Mauritania has sentenced 28 year old journalist Mohamed Cheikh
Ould
Mkhaitir to death for apostasy for
criticizing Prophet Muhammed. According to Reuters, the journalist was
sentenced by a court in the northwestern city of Nouadhibou for an
article he published almost a
year ago, questioning some of the decisions Prophet Mohammed took during
holy
wars.
Some folks saw the article which he posted online and appeared on a number of websites and called for his arrest. He was arrested on January 2nd 2014 after the article sparked street protests and has been in custody ever since. When he appeared in court, he pleaded not guilty, telling the court that it was 'not his intention to harm the prophet' but he was still found guilty and sentenced to death under Sharia law. The prosecutors recommended that he be shot to death.
Some folks saw the article which he posted online and appeared on a number of websites and called for his arrest. He was arrested on January 2nd 2014 after the article sparked street protests and has been in custody ever since. When he appeared in court, he pleaded not guilty, telling the court that it was 'not his intention to harm the prophet' but he was still found guilty and sentenced to death under Sharia law. The prosecutors recommended that he be shot to death.