“They were psychologically troubled by the killings of Coptic Christians in Libya and went for entertainment. They didn’t deliberately intend any offense…How can you try someone for mocking ISIS?”
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By Beenish Ahmad | March 16, 2016
A group of four Christian teenagers were sentenced to up to five years in prison each for appearing in a video that mocked ISIS. Human Rights Watch has confirmed that a juvenile offenses court handed down its decision late last month.
The 16 and 17-year olds were charged for blasphemy for imitating the way in which Muslims pray in a 32-second video shot by their teacher, who was sentenced to three years in prison in a separate trial. According to the court, the boys’ actions flouted a provision of the Egyptian penal code which outlaws the contempt of religion, although their families insist that their actions weren’t meant to be derisive.
How can you try someone for mocking ISIS?
“They are just teenagers,” one of the teenager’s fathers said. “They were psychologically troubled by the killings of Coptic Christians in Libya and went for entertainment. They didn’t deliberately intend any offense…How can you try someone for mocking ISIS?”
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