4 in cartoon protest get prison
Four men were sentenced to prison for their roles in a fiery protest in London against the publication of cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad.
Mizanur Rahman, 24, Umran Javed, 27, and Abdul Muhid, 25, were convicted of incitement to murder and sentenced to six years in prison. At a February 2006 protest at the Danish Embassy, they called for the deaths of those responsible for the publication of the cartoons, Judge Brian Barker said.
A fourth defendant, Abdul Saleem, 32, was sentenced to four years in prison for inciting racial hatred.
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