Austria / Higher Regional Court Vienna / 17 Bs 295/17g
Country
Austria
Year
2017
Decision/ruling/judgment date
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Crime type(s) concerned/related
Hate speech
Related hate bias motivation
Religion
Groups affected
Muslims
Court/Body type
National court
Court/Body
Vienna Court of Appeal (Oberlandesgericht Wien)
Key facts of the case
A person shared a photo on Facebook featuring a piglet ready to be eaten with the following text in the style of a Christian prayer: "Dear Allah, be our guest, and bless the pig that you have given us. Enjoy it with dumplings and kraut, and do not forget the crisp skin. And add a wheat beer, then the Muslim is upset!" The user also added the comment: "Thank you God, for what you have brought to us!"
Main reasoning/argumentation
not publicly available
Is the case related to the application of the Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia, the Racial Equality Directive?
Key issues (concepts, interpretations) clarified by the case
not publicly available
Results (sanctions, outcome) and key consequences or implications of the case
The Higher Regional Court found that this posting amounts to disparagement of religious doctrines pursuant to § 188 of the Austrian Criminal Code.
Key quotation in original language and translated into English with reference details
not publicly available
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