Sine Acquitted On Hebdo Charges

The cartoonist and satirist Maurice "Sine" Sinet was acquitted Tuesday on charges that an article published Charlie Hebdo that targeted the son of the French president was anti-Semitic. The charges had been brought by that country's International League Against Racism and Anti-Semitism. The controversy about the original public accusations and the item itself led to a split between Sinet and the magazine, with editor Philippe Val firing him from his column. The story raged through that country's media during the summer, drawing comparisons to the Dreyfus affair and seeing the magazine draw some criticism for not supporting Sinet having just been acquitted of a similar charge for imagery related to the Danish Cartoons Controversy.
 
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