Civil Liberties

Christian Sentenced to Prison in Egypt over Anti-Islam Movie

Faces three years in prison for uploading sections of Innocence of Muslims online

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An Egyptian Copt arrested on suspicion of posting online an anti-Islam film that ignited Muslim protests around the world was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison, a court source said

Computer science graduate Alber Saber, 27, was arrested at his Cairo home on September 13 after neighbors accused him of uploading sections of the film "Innocence of Muslims" and making another movie mocking all religions.

Saber can appeal the ruling issued by a Cairo court after paying bail of 1,000 Egyptian pounds ($160).

(Hat tip to Reason commenter Heroic Mulatto)