A Danish court dismissed the case brought against the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, which published a series of controversial cartoons featuring the Muslim prophet Muhammad. The Guardian reports:

“Of course it cannot be excluded that the drawings offended some Muslims,” the court said in its ruling. “But there is no sufficient reason to assume that the cartoons are or were intended to be insulting … or put forward ideas that could hurt the standing of Muslims in society.”

Seven Danish Muslims organisations initiated the lawsuit in March, after the state prosecutor decided not to sue the newspaper under racism and blasphemy laws.
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“I’m not surprised, shocked or disappointed,” said Ahmed Abu Laban, a Copenhagen imam active in one of the organisations that brought the case. “Freedom of speech has been the issue from the beginning. It is seen differently in Europe than we see it.”

This is the third time the Muslim organisations have had their case dismissed. They said they would nevertheless appeal the court’s decision.