Austria / Regional Court Salzburg / 47 Hv 73/16k
Country
Austria
Year
2016
Decision/ruling/judgment date
Thursday, December 29, 2016
Incident(s) concerned/related
Incitement to violence or hatred
Related Bias motivation
Nationality
Groups affected
Refugees & asylum seekers
Court/Body type
National Court
Court/Body
Regional Court (Landesgericht)
Key facts of the case
The case concerns online incitement to hatred and violence. The defendant commented on a video on Facebook by stating [roughly translated:] "A storm gun and some magazines solve these problems in seconds. I do not understand why the genetic special waste is not being fired at immediately".
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
Sentenced to 10 months imprisonment on probation (duration of probation: 3 years); in addition: fine of 180 daily rates á € 4
Key quotation in original language and its unofficial translation into English with reference details
not publicly available
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