Insulting the king is punishable by up to three years in prison |
A Jordanian court has sentenced a French national of Palestinian origin to three months in jail for slandering King Abdullah.
The court was told Muntaser Shehab became abusive after a row at a five-star hotel in the capital, Amman.
Police said he continued to insult Jordan and its king after he was detained. Mr Shehab pleaded guilty.
Bear in mind that Jordan is considered a friend of the West.
Meanwhile, in Zimbabwe, a man got a month in the can for ripping up a political poster of President Robert Mugabe.