Journalist Alexander Zdvizhkov gets three years in jail for Mohammed caricature
Journalist Alexander Zdvizhkov, the former editor-in-chief of Zgoda newspaper, has been sentenced by a Minsk court to three years in a high-security prison, reports Nasha Niva. He was found guilty of "inciting religious hostility". Zdvizhkov has been punished for reprinting a Mohammed caricature from the Danish press in 2006.
The verdict can be appealed within 10 days. Zdvizhkov said he was not guilty.
The verdict can be appealed within 10 days. Zdvizhkov said he was not guilty.
