Danish Court Dismisses Danish Cartoons Libel Suit Against Jyllands-Posten

Wire services are reporting a city court in Aarhus, Denmark has dismissed a libel suit brought against Jyllands-Posten in the matter of its 2005 publication of 12 caricatures of the Prophet Muhammed, ruling there wasn't enough proof the cartoons were intended to be insulting or harmful to Muslims. The suit was filed last March by a coalition of Denmark's Muslim organizations after the state decided not to pursue a case under various blasphemy and racism laws. Representatives of the newspaper are pleased with the decision, calling it a victory for freedom of speech; representatives of the Muslim groups are disappointed, calling it a capitulation to the government's efforts to save face.

Given the statements of newspaper officials that the original publication was indeed a provocative stunt, this is quite the impressive victory.

 
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