22
Jun 2010

Pakistani Lawyer Wants Death Sentence for Mark Zuckerberg

It appears that Facebooks woe-some privacy controls are going to be the least of Mark Zuckerberg's concerns.

The Register reports that a Pakistani lawyer has opened proceedings to have Mark Zuckerberg tried for violating Section 295-C of Pakistan's penal code. Section 295-C makes it a crime punishable by death to make derogatory remarks about Mohammed.

This saga originates with the 'Everybody Draw Mohammed Day' Facebook group which was started. Drawing Mohammed is considered blasphemy so Pakistani authorities responded by blocking access to Facebook within Pakistan for a few days.

Apparently the proceedings are moving along and Pakistan's United Nations representative plans to bring the issue forward at the UN General Assembly. I wonder what the reaction of the other representatives will be?

As always the comments at the Register are entertaining;

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