The secretary of the Muslim Community of Basel has been acquitted of publicly inciting crime and violence.
The charges were pressed after the 33-year-old made comments in a Swiss television documentary in April saying that Sharia law should be introduced in Switzerland and that unruly wives should be beaten.
The judge said that the secretary of the Muslim organisation was protected by freedom of expression. The court ruled that the comments were merely the expression of a wish and were not asking anyone to take action. [WRS News] Read more
