French Paper Acquitted On Charges of Publishing Caricatures of Muhammad

A French court yesterday acquitted the satirical newspaper Charlie-Hebdo and its director, Philippe Val, of charges of "publicly abusing a group of people because of their religion" by publishing caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. Several of the cartoons had first appeared in a Danish newspaper. The court ruled that Charlie-Hebdo had no intention of insulting the Muslim community with the caricatures. The Associated Press reported on the decision. (See prior related posting.)