28 September 2011

Turkish cartoonist to be put on trial for renouncing God

A Turkish cartoonist will be put on trial for a caricature he drew in which he renounced god, daily Habertürk reported on its website Wednesday.

The Istanbul chief public prosecutor's office charged cartoonist Bahadir Baruter with "insulting the religious values adopted by a part of the population" and requested his imprisonment for up to one year. [Hurriyet Daily News] Read more [via Religious Watch]