A 41-year-old expat is facing charges of insulting Islam and the Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) on social networking site Facebook.
The Indian man reportedly admitted to posting the insults through his conversations and posts on Facebook during the police investigation. The posts were made after the man watched a video clip about the conflicts in Iraq, according to UAE media reports.
A 24-year-old vendor made a complaint to Al Rafaa police station, after he received a WhatsApp message on July last year.
“The message said there was a post on Facebook that insulted Islam. The message also included a picture clicked of the post and the account user,” the complainant said in the prosecution investigation.
The insults were reportedly posted on Facebook through the defendant’s iPhone, which was seized and sent to Dubai Police’s criminal lab.
Judge Ezzat Mansour adjourned the case until next month. If convicted, the defendant could face up to seven years jail and deportation.
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