Austria / Regional Court Korneuburg / 505 Hv 109/16y
Country
Austria
Year
2017
Decision/ruling/judgment date
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
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 defendant posted on several facebook pages the following: "Adolf Hitler needed to be alive and instead of killing innocent Jews, he should put all asylum seekers into a large hall and burn them alive." In addition, in response to an online newspaper article referring to 45 refugees being abandoned on the motorway, he posted a comment stating: "Away with the muck!!!!!".
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 3 months imprisonment on probation (duration of probation: 3 years)
Key quotation in original language and its unofficial translation into English with reference details
not publicly available
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