Carsten Juste

Carsten Juste (born 6 July 1947) is a Danish journalist and former editor-in-chief of Jyllands-Posten, a Danish large-circulation newspaper.

Juste started out his career in 1979 as a trainee with Jyllands-Posten. He was its editor-in-chief from January 2003 until the end of April 2008. Juste was embroiled in the controversy following the paper's September 2005 publication of several cartoons depicting the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[1] In one comment Juste stated “We will not apologise, because we live in Denmark under Danish law, and we have freedom of speech in this country. If we apologised, we would betray the generations who have fought for this right, and the moderate Muslims who are democratically minded.”[2]

Juste claimed the international furor over the cartoons amounted to a victory for opponents of free expression. "Those who have won are dictatorships in the Middle East, in Saudi Arabia, where they cut criminals' hands and give women no rights," Juste told The Associated Press. "The dark dictatorships have won."[3] Danish police thwarted threats on the life of Juste and Jyllands-Posten staff members.[4][5]

In another comment, Juste admitted that the 12 cartoons, one of which depicted Muhammad wearing a bomb-shaped turban, had caused "serious misunderstandings". Carsten Juste said: "The 12 cartoons ... were not intended to be offensive, nor were they at variance with Danish law, but they have indisputably offended many Muslims, for which we apologise."[6]

Al-Qaeda most wanted

In 2013, cartoonist Stéphane "Charb" Charbonnier was added to Al-Qaeda's most wanted list (he was then murdered by terrorists January 7, 2015), along with Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Geert Wilders, Salman Rushdie Lars Vilks and three Jyllands-Posten staff members: Kurt Westergaard, Carsten Juste, and Flemming Rose.[7][8][9] In 2015, 10 journalists and 2 police officers were murdered in Charlie Hebdo's office in Paris. After the attack, Al-Qaeda called for more killings.[10]

See also

• Charlie Hebdo shooting
• Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy

References

1. "Death threats made against two cartoonists". Reporters Without Borders. 17 Oct 2005. Archived from the original on 2016-01-14.
2. "Danish Prime Minister Shocked at Lies". The Brussels Journal. Archived from the original on 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
3. LLOYD VRIES (2 Feb 2006). "Cartoon Inflames Muslim World". CBS News. Archived from the original on 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
4. "Police foil plot to kill Muhammad cartoonist". NBC News. 2 Dec 2008. Archived from the original on 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
5. ""terror plot" to kill Mohammed cartoonist". CNN. 2 Dec 2008. Archived from the original on 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
6. Nicholas Watt (1 Feb 2006). "Danish paper sorry for Muhammad cartoons". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2016-07-21. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
7. Dashiell Bennet (1 Mar 2013). "Look Who's on Al Qaeda's Most-Wanted List". The Wire. Archived from the original on 2015-01-08. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
8. Conal Urquhart. "Paris Police Say 12 Dead After Shooting at Charlie Hebdo". Time. Archived from the original on 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
9. Victoria Ward. "Murdered Charlie Hebdo cartoonist was on al Qaeda wanted list". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
10. Lucy Cormack (8 January 2015). "Charlie Hebdo editor Stephane Charbonnier crossed off chilling al-Qaeda hitlist". The Age. Archived from the original on 2015-01-11. Retrieved 2015-01-08.

External links

• Drawing conclusions – interview with Juste in The Jerusalem Post, 15 June 2006