'Update: The Nouakchott West Criminal Court on October 20, 2020, found all five detained men guilty of “violating the sanctity of God” based on Article 306 of Mauritania’s Penal Code and sentenced them to between six and eight month prison terms, and fines of 2,000 Ouguiya (US$53) and 15,000 (about $400). The two men sentenced to six months were released due to time already served, and the three sentenced to eight months will be released on October 26, 2020. The court sentenced in absentia the remaining three men to prison terms of six months and one year and ordered them to pay fines....
...The five defendants in detention since February 26 are Ahmed Mohamed Moctar, 38, Othman Mohamed Lahbib, 25, Mohamed Abdelrahman Mohamed, 58, Mohamed Ould Hida, 41, and Mohamed Fal Ishaq, 41. One other defendant was provisionally released and two are abroad.'
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...The five defendants in detention since February 26 are Ahmed Mohamed Moctar, 38, Othman Mohamed Lahbib, 25, Mohamed Abdelrahman Mohamed, 58, Mohamed Ould Hida, 41, and Mohamed Fal Ishaq, 41. One other defendant was provisionally released and two are abroad.'
Read more here: Mauritania: Free Activists Held on Blasphemy Charges
