http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org Defending Free Speech Online Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:29:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/08/14/monaco-webmaster-accused-of-defaming-the-head-of-state/ http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/08/14/monaco-webmaster-accused-of-defaming-the-head-of-state/#comments Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:28:21 +0000 Sami Ben Gharbia http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/08/14/monaco-webmaster-accused-of-defaming-the-head-of-state/ In Monaco (Principality of Monaco), Marc Giacone, the owner of a new satirical website, featuring cartoons allegedly defaming and ridiculing the Prince Albert II and other local politicians risks a 6 month prison sentence and a fine of 1500€. The website, Monaco Politic Circus, which was meant to imitate the famous French satirical political weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo, has been suspended.

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