Rosy Bindi, a leader in the Democratic Party, immediately objected that such criticism was unacceptable and seditious.

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In 1735, a jury acquitted John Peter Zenger of the New York Weekly Journal of a charge of seditious libel.

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He maintains there is nothing seditious or radical about his proposal to turn Peru into a federated union of state governments, similar to the United States.

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Mohammed Ajami, a father-of-four, has never disputed that he is the author of the poem, but has said it was not meant to be offensive or seditious.

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