A 41-year-old Indian national has been sentenced to one year in jail in the United Arab Emirates for allegedly posting a ‘blasphemous’ status on Facebook, as reported by PTI.
A court in Dubai found him guilty and convicted him of blasphemy for a Facebook status that he posted last July after reading a news bulletin about the Iraq war.
The convict, whose name has not been revealed, will be deported from the UAE after serving the one-year term, presiding judge Ezzat Abdul Lat told Gulf News.
The accused can appeal the ruling in a higher court within 15 days, reports suggest.