Algerian Academic Gets 3 Years for 'Offending Islam'
A renowned Algerian scholar on Islam, Said Djabelkhir, was handed a three year prison sentence Thursday for "offending the precepts of Islam", his lawyer told AFP.
"He has been sentenced to three years in prison," lawyer Moumen Chadi said, adding he was "shocked" by the severity of the sentence. Djabelkhir, 53, was put on trial after seven lawyers and a fellow academic made complaints against him.
Source: Agence France Presse
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