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Zaki Bani Arshid |
A leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan is
protesting against being tried in a military court on charges of insulting a friendly state. Military and civilian codes in a variety of countries criminalize conduct such as speaking contemptuously of the head of state of other officials (think
art. 88, UCMJ in the U.S.;
lèse majesté in Thailand; insulting the army or the flag in other countries), but this is the first Global Military Justice Reform has heard of a crime of insulting some other country.
Ammon News reports that "
Bani Arshid was detained last month after he publicly described the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a 'top sponsor of terrorism.'"
Postscript: This may be catching. Egypt has under consideration a decree that would criminalize insulting the 2011 and 2013 revolutions. Here's a link:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/03/us-egypt-sisi-revolutions-idUSKCN0JH2AM20141203