http://www.smh.com.au/world/jail-for-koranburning-pastor-20110423-1ds04.html
Jail for Koran-burning pastor April 23, 2011 - 2:28PM The US pastor whose burning of a Koran sparked deadly violence in Afghanistan has been briefly jailed in a heavily Islamic suburb after a court banned his protest outside a mosque. A judge jailed pastor Terry Jones of Gainesville, Florida, and his associate, Wayne Sapp, after a court found their planned protest outside the Islamic Centre of America in Dearborn, Michigan, could lead to violence. During his court appearance, Jones argued the Koran "promotes terrorist activities around the world". He also insisted his right to protest against Islam was protected by the First Amendment to the US Constitution. "The First Amendment does us no good if it confines us to saying what is popular," he said. But Dearborn Police Chief Ronald Haddad testified that his department had received information about serious threats made against Jones from residents, arguing that his protest could lead to violence if allowed. Prosecutor Robert Moran argued the protest had nothing to do with the First Amendment and at stake were security and peace in the community. In the end, the jury sided with the prosecution and Judge Mark Somers set bond at the symbolic amount of $1 each for the two pastors, which they initially refused to pay. Following their refusal, both were escorted to jail. But local media reported both men changed their minds after spending about an hour behind bars and posted the $1 bond. Jones and Sapp made international headlines after their ceremonial "trial and execution" of the Koran by burning led to deadly protests in Afghanistan. Last month's Koran burning unleashed protests across Afghanistan, some of which were violent. Seven UN staff were killed during one protest in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif on April 1. AFP Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/jail-for-koranburning-pastor-20110423-1ds04.html#ixzz1KOLmPi6R [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Post message: prole...@egroups.com Subscribe : proletar-subscr...@egroups.com Unsubscribe : proletar-unsubscr...@egroups.com List owner : proletar-ow...@egroups.com Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: proletar-dig...@yahoogroups.com proletar-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: proletar-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/