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“A court in Egypt has dismissed one of the two complaints brought against a billionaire Coptic Christian tycoon which accuse him of insulting Islam,” BBC reports.
2/28/2012 Egypt (BBC) – A court in Egypt has dismissed one of the two complaints brought against a billionaire Coptic Christian tycoon which accuse him of insulting Islam.
Telecoms mogul Naguib Sawiris angered conservative Muslims in June when he tweeted cartoons of Mickey Mouse in a beard and Minnie Mouse wearing a veil.
Mr Sawiris apologised and removed the tweet, but two groups of lawyers filed separate formal complaints.
The judge dismissed the first case on Tuesday, fining the plaintiff $8 (£5).
Legal sources said the judge at Qasr al-Nil court ruled that the complaint had been made by individuals who “lack legal standing”.
A different court is scheduled to rule on Saturday on the second case, which was filed by another group of lawyers, including an ultraconservative Salafist member of parliament, Mamduh Ismail.
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