Christian Sentenced to Prison in Egypt over Anti-Islam Movie
Faces three years in prison for uploading sections of Innocence of Muslims online
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)
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Amateurs. We arrested a Christian over that movie months ago.