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October 14, 2005
France: Algerian Imam who Supports Wife-Beating Loses Case
A report from MSNBC details how today an Algerian Imam who supported wife-beating has received a suspended prison sentence and a fine for inciting violence from a Lyons appeals court.
The cleric, Abdelkader Bouzaine was sentenced to a six month jail term and a fine of 2,000 euros (2,400 $US), though he was not present at his court hearing. He had already been kicked out of the country. A public outcry erupted last year over an article in Lyon Mag, in which he claimed it was permissible for men to beat their wives, as it was condoned by the Koran.
He had originally been taken to court in Lyon for incitement to battery, and was acquitted because the court agreed that the Koran did, in fact, state that one could beat an unfaithful wife. Women's groups naturally went ballistic. As a result of the trouble, he was expelled to Algeria, which he had left in 1979. An appeals court ruled that his appeal was illegal, and he returned, only to be sent back to Algeria for disturbing public order.
The original case, in which he was found not guilty of inciting violence, was challenged on appeal by the prosecutor's office and two Lyons feminist groups, and today the Imam lost his case.
"This ruling says the law protects women no matter what religion their husbands have," said Michele Vianes, head of the group. "It is very important for all self-proclaimed imams who say the Koran is above French law."Bouziane, who has two wives and 16 children, formerly led prayers in the Lyon suburb of Venisseux. More information (in French) on his expulsions and woes can be found here and here.
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at October 14, 2005 2:12 PM
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