Algerian Men Face 2 Years In Prison For Breaking Ramadan Fast

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Algerian men put to justice for breaking the Ramadan fast

Human rights groups bemoan religious oppression in the North African country; offenders face up to 2 years in jail.
09/07/2010 18:52

Police in Algeria have detained ten men for allegedly eating in public in violation of the sanctity of Ramadan.

Police picked up the young men in a restaurant in the province of Bejaya, east of the capital Algiers after neighbors complained of the alleged public desecration of the Islamic faith’s ban on eating during daylight in the holy month.

The young men face up to two years in prison for the “crime”�� if convicted. Police reportedly held one man in jail and all face trial. Charges were presented against the group on Monday in a court in the town of Akbou. The court delayed its verdict until early November.

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