Court rejects cartoon lawsuit
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A Danish court rejected a defamation lawsuit against a newspaper that first printed controversial cartoons of the prophet Muhammad.
Seven Danish Muslim groups filed the suit in March after Denmark’s top prosecutor declined to press criminal charges, saying the drawings did not violate laws against racism or blasphemy.
The City Court in Aarhus rejected claims that the 12 drawings printed in the Jyllands-Posten daily were meant to insult the prophet and make a mockery of Islam.
Islamic law forbids any depiction of Muhammad, even positive ones, to prevent idolatry.
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