Algeria jails Christian for Prophet Muhammad Posts – Court sentences 49-year-old convert to Christianity to three years in prison for ‘insulting’ comments posted to Facebook | The Times of Israel

Algeria jails Christian for Prophet Muhammad Posts – Court sentences 49-year-old convert to Christianity to three years in prison for ‘insulting’ comments posted to Facebook | The Times of Israel

An appeals court in the eastern Algerian city of Setif convicted a convert to Christianity for insulting Islam’s prophet and sentenced him to three years in prison.
According to Amnesty International, 49-year-old Slimane Bouhafs was sentenced Tuesday to a five-year prison term following an August 7 trial for offending the prophet, based on his Facebook posts.