Belgium / Court of First Instance of Dinant / X. and the public prosecution v. X
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Belgium
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Key facts of the case
The case concerns physical violence with racist motives. In 2009, the defendants, who had been drinking, physically assaulted a person on the basis of ethnic origin. They were charged with intentional infliction of personal injury motivated by racism.
Main reasoning/argumentation
The Court found that the police reports sufficiently proved that the defendants had inflicted intentional injury with racist motives.
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
Results (sanctions, outcome) and key consequences or implications of the case
The defendants were given a prison sentence of 3 months (which was suspended) and had to pay 150 Euro to the Fund for Aid to Victims of Intentional Acts of Violence (Fonds spécial d'aide aux victimes d'actes intentionnels de violence). The victim (who was a civil party to the proceedings) was awarded 500 Euro in damages.