Samir Chamek, a Christian convert from Islam, was accused of insulting the Prophet by republishing pictures and comments on Facebook, and arrested by the cybercrime unit in Algeria. He was given the maximum punishment for blasphemy under the Algerian penal code of five years’ imprisonment and a fine of 100,000 dinars. On 8 January, a court of appeal upheld his conviction and sentenced him to one year’s imprisonment. May we have a statement on how we can encourage Algeria and other nations to repeal their blasphemy laws?
Business of the House
Business question from
Jim Shannon
(Democratic Unionist Party)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 19 January 2017.
It occurred during Business statement on Business of the House.
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2016-17
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2017-03-20 14:31:27 +0000
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