Mauritanian parliament debates case of jailed blogger Mauritanian members of parliament deabate the case of the blogger who came to world attention after he was given the death penalty for blasphemy. After he repented, an appeal court on November 9 2017 downgraded the sentence to a two-year jail term. But he remains in custody, even though lawyers say he should have left jail immediately as he had already spent four years behind bars. IMAGES of members of parliament discussing the case AND SOUNDBITES of members of parliament