Muslims Arrested in Plot to Murder Danish Cartoonist

(Copenhagen, Denmark) It sickens me that someone must live in constant fear simply because of a cartoon.

From Jyllands-Posten:

Early Tuesday morning, Danish police arrested several people with a Muslim background suspected of conspiring to kill Kurt Westergaard, a Danish cartoonist with Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten.

Two of those arrested are Tunisian citizens, one a Danish citizen, according to the Danish Security and Intelligence Service, which has followed the group for months.

The 40-year old Danish citizen is of Moroccan origin. He has been charged with attempted violation of section 114 of the Danish anti-terrorism act. After being interrogated, he will probably be discharged, according to the security and intelligence service.

Pursuant to the regulations of the Danish aliens' act, the two Moroccan citizens are held in custody in preparation for expulsion from Denmark.

Kurt Westergaard is one of the 12 cartoonists who on 30 September 2005 published cartoons of Muslim prophet Mohammed.

So, the authorities are going to question one guy and let him go. Meanwhile, the two Moroccans will just be expelled from Denmark. What's up with that? You'd think that plotting a murder would be worth at least 15 years in the slammer.

Tip: Barry