Tallin, April 10, Interfax - The Estonian newspaper KesKus has reprinted the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad that caused protracted protests in the Muslim community in a number of countries.
"We published the cartoons so that people can see what they are criticizing. My decision was immediate but we took our time because we did not want to add to the already high tensions," says an article by Editor-in-Chief Juku-Kalle Raid.
"Freedom of the press must be accompanied with responsibility," Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet said. "All of us have seen the reaction to these cartoons. If anything happens, KesKus executives will be responsible," he added.
The cartoons were published by a Danish newspaper in September 2005, and they were reprinted in almost 20 countries. Muslims were very critical of the cartoons.
