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Jordanian cartoonist Osama Hajjaj denounced for religious offenses

Jordanian cartoonist Osama Hajjaj denounced for religious offenses

Or at least that is what is implied, because Article 150 of the country's penal code, for which he has been charged, states that: "Any writing or speech that has the purpose or result of stirring up sectarian or racial prejudice or incitement to conflict between different sects or elements of the nation,

The Criminal Magistrate’s Court of Amman (Jordan) decides to cease the prosecution of cartoonist Emad Hajjaj

The Criminal Magistrate’s Court of Amman (Jordan) decides to cease the prosecution of cartoonist Emad Hajjaj

Cartoon who almost put Jordanian cartoonist Emad Hajjaj in prison On 23 December 2020, the Criminal Court in Amman (Jordan) decided to terminate the legal proceedings against the cartoonist. The Public Prosecutor's Office now has 60 days from this date to appeal the decision. The court agreed to drop the charges of "contempt for