European Commissioner Rules Out Blasphemy Law
Mohammed Rasooldeen;16/4/08
European Commissioner for External Relations and Neighborhood Policy Benita Ferrero-Waldner, who finished a two-day visit to Riyadh yesterday, said that the EU would not develop new laws against blasphemy. Ferrero-Waldner was speaking in reference to the recent release of “Fitna,” a short film by Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders, and offensive cartoons published in European newspapers in 2005 and 2006. “There are two principles involved in this matter: freedom of press and freedom of religion. Every individual has a right to express what he thinks is correct. Similarly, the other individual, who is not in agreement, can rebut in the same way,” she said.
See: http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=109005&d=16&m=4&y=2008