Qatari poet sentenced to 15 years in prison

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Qatari poet sentenced to 15 years in prison
             
Qatar’s highest court sentenced on Sunday poet Mohamed Rashid al-Ajami to 15 year in prison.        

Ajami's sentence was the final verdict from the Court of Cassation in Doha.                        

The poet was previously sentenced to life in prison for insulting the Emir of Qatar and spreading incendiary material, but was granted an appeal in February; reducing his jail term to 15 years.                  

Ajami’s lawyer told Agence France Presse that the Court of Cassation sentenced Mohammed al-Ajami to 15 years in prison; confirming the sentence given to the poet.                    

AFP quoted the lawyer as saying that Monday's court ruling is political and not judicial.              

In November 2011, Ajami was arrested on the backdrop of the publication of his "Jasmine poem," which criticized governments across the Gulf region in the wake of the Arab Spring uprisings.
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