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Welcome to Morsi’s Egypt: Christian Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for ‘Insulting Religion’

Dec. 13, 2012 8:15pm
Alber Saber, Christian Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Insulting Religion

Alber Saber (Source: Daily News Egypt)

Following the terror attack on our U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi that left four brave Americans — including a U.S. ambassador, civil servant and two Navy SEALs — dead, Islamists across the Middle East shouted in defiance at their alleged catalyst: a low-budget YouTube video critical of Islam. While the amateur movie was certainly not the real motivation for the onslaught, Islamists used it as a springboard for furthering their goals of enacting Islamic blasphemy laws. In other words, if one slanders Islam — specifically the Prophet Muhammad — Islamists believe perpetrators should suffer penal consequences.

Case in point: On Thursday an Egyptian court sentenced Alber Saber to three years in prison for insulting Islam. These types of blasphemy prosecution cases have been on the rise since Hosni Mubarak’s ouster and are only likely to intensify if the country’s draft constitution is approved.

Saber, who himself is Christian, was reportedly convicted for a video he produced in which he was criticized of organized religion, likely Islam. Human rights advocates are up in arms, but in a country where the a self-proclaimed dictator has vowed to frame the country’s constitution around shariah law, the cries of those who oppose this kind of barbarism will likely go unaddressed.

“It’s a heavy sentence, and any independent court looking into the case would release him because there are huge procedural mistakes … never mind that this is actually a crime that shouldn’t be on the books to begin with,” said Amr Gharbeia, civil liberties director at the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights.

The Christian Science monitor reports that that blasphemy laws in Egypt were not part of the previous constitution but are indeed included in the country’s new charter, which goes to vote on Saturday. The charter includes a clause specifically prohibits slandering “prophets.” Such a clause only makes overturning convictions all the more difficult on the grounds of their constitutionality. The Monitor provides additional information on Saber’s case:

In a somewhat unusual step, the judge ruled that Saber could be released on bail today until his appeal is heard. But though his lawyers paid the bail, about $162, police returned him to prison instead of releasing him. Lawyer Ahmed Ezzat says he will attempt to secure Saber’s release tomorrow. [...]

According to his lawyer and family, his mother called police when an angry mob gathered outside his home in a working-class area on the outskirts of Cairo and accused him of burning the Quran and insulting Islam. The crowd threatened to kill him and burn down his house, they said.

When the police arrived, they arrested Saber instead of protecting him from the mob. Police searched his home without a warrant, and found a video in which he criticizes organized religion. The prosecutor used this as evidence to charge him with insulting religion under a vague clause in Egypt’s penal code that criminalizes the denigration of religion. Mr. Ezzat says the prosecutor incited other prisoners to beat Saber after he was imprisoned by telling his cellmates that Saber was connected to the anti-Islam film.

Gharbeia maintains that the case against Saber should have been thrown out since the evidence was obtained without a warrant, but his lawyers are also challenging the ambiguity of these new blasphemy laws. Due to their vagueness, interpretation of what constitutes blasphemy and often falls in the hands of those with an agenda and is subject to gross abuse in its use against minorities.

Welcome to Muhammad Morsi’s new “democratic” Egypt.

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Comments (35)

  • Silversmith
    Posted on December 14, 2012 at 6:35pm

    3 years huh? He’s lucky he wasn’t in Kuwait – they’d kill him.

    Silversmith

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  • The Third Archon
    Posted on December 14, 2012 at 2:54pm

    “WELCOME TO MORSI’S EGYPT: CHRISTIAN SENTENCED TO 3 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ‘INSULTING RELIGION’”
    Wouldn’t the world be wonderful without religious delusions giving people ADDITIONAL reasons to be bastards (for, ironically enough, NO REASON at all, or at least no reason that’s been credibly demonstrated)?

    Will humans EVER learn?

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  • NOTMOHAMMED
    Posted on December 14, 2012 at 4:54am

    Inbred incestous pedophiles. Gotta love ‘em.

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    • Oldphoto678
      Posted on December 14, 2012 at 7:59am

      Keep pushing us, and the same will happen in this country. Remember it’s us lefties that are the violent ones.

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  • universalphilos
    Posted on December 14, 2012 at 12:23am

    Prophecy, Oct. 9, 1981: “As your world stands aside to mourn the death of this one known as Anwar Sadat, we have spoke to you before of this day. We have spoken to you of those of the ‘Black September,’ those who would violate the Commandment, ‘Thou shall not commit murder.’
    As we have said before, the fuse had been lit from France and it shall burn unto Israel. For those who should work, and do the work of the Anti-Christ, are about their master’s bidding, to [subvert] and take by violence, and to bring forth the mark of the Beast upon the unwilling.
    For those who can hear, let them hear. For those who can see, let them see. For now you shall see, very soon, the name of the Beast and the name of the Anti-Christ.
    As we have said before, the Eagle [USA] should spread its wings – and in doing so it shall protect the Christ child – for you stand at the threshold of the beginning and the ending. For the things we have told you to prepare for are now at hand….” (See The Rev. chs. 12-13)
    “And there are those who gather round the Lord and say unto Him,’How long must we wait, oh Lord?’” (The Rev. 6:9-11)
    “And we say, unto the fullest time of the Lord, thy God. For we shall send forth upon the third day a Rose to be born, and lain in the land of Egypt. And he shall rise to walk with the Messiah.
    But before this time, in the fulfillment of these things, war lies before you. We say to you – bind together.” http://www.angelfire.com/in4/aup_messiah/1981October09.audi

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  • Keatonc33
    Posted on December 13, 2012 at 11:27pm

    If your going to live in Egypt you must follow Egypt’s laws. technically this guy is a criminal..

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  • snufy
    Posted on December 13, 2012 at 11:08pm

    How about if I insult your piece of pig crap religion? Allah is the Arabian moon god aka:Satan. Anyone who is stupid enough to believe that Islam crap is a complete moron, and is practiced by barbarians.

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    • Keatonc33
      Posted on December 13, 2012 at 11:27pm

      Islam and christianity are so similar its ridiculous!

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    • DYNA
      Posted on December 14, 2012 at 1:52am

      @Keatonc33

      Attempt to prove your allegation with specifics and those with knowledge can prove your ignorance.

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    • NOTMOHAMMED
      Posted on December 14, 2012 at 4:49am

      You’re ridiculous, keaton. You prove and reinforce it with every post.

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  • The-Monk
    Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:55pm

    I don’t think that’s the way handcuffs are supposed to go on…..

    RUN AWAY, RUN AWAY !!!!

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  • scott4freedom
    Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:48pm

    These barbarians can’t play in the sandbox with anybody! It’s time to drop a big nuke on them and turn that sandbox into a very large sheet of glass. Islam will never conform,so lets introduce them to God as early as possible.

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  • Mandors
    Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:16pm

    This is what you get when you elect a moron to be President.

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  • momrules
    Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:14pm

    I wish America would wake up to the danger the evil cult of Islam represents. Though this incident happened in Egypt persecution of Christians is wide spread in the ME, Asia and N.Africa.

    Mr. Saber may well die in prison and really his only crime is being a Christian. If the current President with his love of all things Islam, including the Muslim Brotherhood, has his way this will become common here in the USA as well.

    I sincerely wish there was more that I could do for him but pray but I will pray for him.

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  • barber2
    Posted on December 13, 2012 at 8:52pm

    Yes. And who, of all, promoted the charge that the entire Middle East ” demonstrations ” were that nasty Coptic Christian video ? ( Ignoring the obvious 9/11 linkage ? ) Wait. I know ! It was The ” Osama is Dead and al Qaeda is On the Run ” Obama Administration !

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  • The-Monk
    Posted on December 13, 2012 at 8:37pm

    Hey, this sounds just like the kind of place trollmoocher needs to move to. LOL

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  • neverending
    Posted on December 13, 2012 at 8:33pm

    My thoughts and prayers out to him as we can pretty much know what he will go through and to be sure there will be no help from the criminal in chief. Just wonder how long before it begins happening here – probably as soon as the pig is sworn in for his second term.

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  • Dushman Kush
    Posted on December 13, 2012 at 8:32pm

    The three year sentence is an insult to Justice. This swine-eating infidel must have been sentenced by the holdover judges from the Mubarak regime. Hopefully, Comrade Morsi will soon replace them with Esteemed Brothers of the Muslim Brotherhood, judges who will show no mercy to those who insult Islam or The Prophet. Inshallah.

    Dushman Kush  
    • 25-06
      Posted on December 13, 2012 at 10:38pm

      listen here you *******, your prophet was a pedophile and was made up by two Islamic groups coming together, Made Up

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    • Zipit
      Posted on December 14, 2012 at 12:17am

      26-06! Douche is a poser!

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      Zipit  
  • Mutiny
    Posted on December 13, 2012 at 8:31pm

    Good thing we are supplying them with 20 new f-16. Oh and before you attack Obama on foreign aid to the Muslim Brotherhood. Romney was for all the stupid foreign aid also.

    Its time to wake up people. Both sides are dumb. We need a 180 degree turn in our spending, foreign affairs, and common sense. We had a chance this last election. Hopefully some of you sheep will wake up by the next one.

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  • oldguy49
    Posted on December 13, 2012 at 8:30pm

    darn………didn’t see that comming

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  • Wolfgang the Gray
    Posted on December 13, 2012 at 8:30pm

    Radical Islamist’s don’t need an excuse to persecute Christians, Jews, Hindus, Sikhs, or any other religion that isn’t Islam. They will take advantage of excuses, but even if every non-Muslim ensured they didn’t insult Mohammed, pedophiles, women beaters, or rapists, Muslims would still treat them like crap & harrass them.

    I would say that any non-Muslim that doesn’t want trouble should pack up & leave Egypt. The US should pull every single penny in aid that we send there & tell our citizens not to travel there. If American’s still go there, then anything that happens to them, the US Government (or military) is not going to come and rescue them.

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    • gyro
      Posted on December 13, 2012 at 8:33pm

      well said

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      gyro  
    • barber2
      Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:16pm

      Agree. Hit them in the pocketbook ( oh, how capitalistic of me ! )

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    • Mandors
      Posted on December 13, 2012 at 9:17pm

      It’s funny from your first paragraph you could be talking about the 8th Century or the 21st! Nothing has changed for these people.

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