Twitter
User Jailed For
Using 'Allah' in His Handle
A Turkish
Twitter User was sentenced to 15 months in prison on Thursday — for
Using a
Handle that was deemed religiously offensive.
The user, Allah (c.c.), or
@CenabiAllah, was charged with*“humiliating the religious values accepted by a part of the people," according to Turkish news website*
Hurriyet Daily News.
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Prosecutors in Muş province*went after the user—whom
Hurriyet*says is a teacher named*"Ertan P."—for
Using the name of God in his
Twitter Handle and for tweeting messages against the government.
Allah (c.c.)'s last tweet was on May 16.
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