Second UK Danish Cartoons Controversy Protest Trial Underway at the Old Bailey

The trial of Umran Javed the second protester to be tried by British authorities for statements made during a demonstration aimed against the publication of Muhammed caricatures in a Denmark newspaper, has begun with a series of pretty juicy back-and-forths, including video. Mr. Javed is being tried for soliciting murder and exhorting racial hatred during an event on February 3, 2006.

Mizanur Rahman was found guilty November 10 of "using threatening, abusive or insulting words, or behavior with intent to stir racial hatred."

It's worth mentioning without in any way advocating the position that some critics believe that the precision with which the protesters were arrested and now tried has less to do with the specific cartoons protest and more to do with British authorities being able to strike a blow at a group of activists with a history of inciting violent protests. Even if that's total hooey, and I'm in no position to pass judgment on any of this, it stands a chance of coloring how these decisions will be received.
 
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