Blogger Detained in Egypt For Defamation Of Military

Blogger Asma Mahfuz has been arrested by Egypt’s military for defaming the military council on the Internet. It is a part of an expanding trend of governments cracking down on first speech by using defamation and blasphemy laws.

Mahfuz, a well-known activist in the recent revolution, is being investigated for “speaking inappropriately about the military council and for using defamatory and offensive insults against the council on Facebook and Twitter.”

Major General Mahmud Morsi, The head of military judicial authority, warned that there will be “no tolerance to insults directed at the armed forces.” So much for getting rid of the repressive Mubarak government.

Source: BBC

Jonathan Turley