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  • Dutch court acquits Muslim cleric of discrimination charges

    04/09/2002 3:44:15 PM PDT · by knighthawk · 23 replies · 276+ views
    Hoovers Online ^ | April 8 2002
    Dutch court acquits Muslim cleric of discrimination charges after anti-gay statement. ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) _ A Dutch court Monday ruled that a Muslim cleric who denounced homosexuality as a contagious disease could not be convicted of discrimination charges because he has a constitutional right to religious freedom. Imam Khalil el Moumni was accused of promoting discrimination of homosexuals and inciting hatred against them for remarks he made on national television last May. At a hearing before a three-judge panel of the Rotterdam court two weeks ago, prosecutors demanded the cleric to be fined for 1,200 euros (dlrs 1,056). Presiding Judge...