Austria / Higher Regional Court Vienna / 17 Bs 295/17g
Country
Austria
Year
2017
Decision/ruling/judgment date
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Incident(s) concerned/related
Incitement to violence or hatred
Related 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 of Muslim man and a sheep herd on Facebook and commented the photo with "72 virgins only for you; ElitePartner academics & singles with high standards; Syria edition."
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 incitement to hatred according to § 283 of the Austrian Criminal Code.
Key quotation in original language and its unofficial translation into English with reference details
not publicly available
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