Guatemala: Charges against Twitter user finally dropped
Oh, this is righteous and terrific news. Remember Jean Anleu, the mild-mannered, book-loving, code-writing geek who was jailed in May by the Guatemalan government over a single tweet he posted during that country's political crisis?
He's a free guy now. The case against him was thrown out today by a Guatemalan appeals court. He has been absolved of all charges.
Prensa Libre has a comprehensive article in Spanish here, and this link takes you to Spanish-language audio of the proceedings today. Friends are still collecting funds to cover @jeanfer's sizeable legal bills. If you care to donate, you can do so to his friend Manolo's PayPal account (manolo@manoloweb.net, yes I have vetted it, and yes it's real).
Previously:
- Guatemala: Conversation With @Jeanfer, Twitterer Facing Up to 10 Years In Prison for One Tweet.
- Guatemala: Entrevista Con El Tuitero @jeanfer
- Guatemala: Twitterevolution, "YouTube Sedition," and Deepening ...
- Guatemala: "El Efecto Streisand," Update on Twitter User Arrested ...
- Guatemala: Twitterer Released from Jail, Now Under House Arrest ...
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excellent. Sad I have to say excellent, but: excellent.
Fine news! hooray for him. Hopefully his life can resume some degree of normalcy now.
Great!!
Yupiiiiii!
Muchas felicidades a Janfer.
amazing