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Police drop blasphemy probe against Stephen Fry as they can’t find enough ‘outraged people’

Irish cops have decided not to proceed with their investigation as there is no injured party

A CONTROVERSIAL blasphemy investigation against Stephen Fry has reportedly been dropped by police after they failed to find enough “outraged people”.

Last week it was revealed detectives had opened a probe into whether comments made on Gay Byrne's The Meaning of Life show by the TV star in 2015 had breached blasphemy laws following a complaint.

 Police have decided to drop the probe against Fry as there is no injured party
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Police have decided to drop the probe against Fry as there is no injured partyCredit: AP:Associated Press

Irish cops have decided not to proceed with their investigation as there is no injured party.

Under Ireland’s current blasphemy legislation it is illegal to publish material that is "grossly abusive or insulting in relation to matters sacred by any religion, thereby intentionally causing outrage among a substantial number of adherents of that religion".

According to , police have spoken to the man who made the original complaint and told him they will not be carrying out further enquiries.

 Stephen Fry called God 'an utter maniac' during an interview with Gay Byrne on TV show The Meaning of Life
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Stephen Fry called God 'an utter maniac' during an interview with Gay Byrne on TV show The Meaning of Life

“The man was simply a witness and not an injured party… for this reason the investigation has been concluded."

Mr Fry's comments about God received huge praise on social media and a Youtube clip of him speaking on the show has been viewed over seven million times.

When asked by Gay Byrne what he would say to God, Mr Fry said he would quiz “bone cancer in children”.

“What’s that about? How dare you create a world in which there is such misery that is not our fault? It’s not right.

"Because the God who created this universe, if it was created by God, is quite clearly a maniac, utter maniac. Totally selfish.

"It’s utterly, utterly evil. Why should I respect a capricious, mean-minded, stupid God who creates a world which is so full of injustice and pain?

"We have to spend our life on our knees thanking him; what kind of God would do that?”

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