Denmark/ The District Court of Viborg

Country

Denmark

Title

Denmark/ The District Court of Viborg

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Year

2017

Decision/ruling/judgment date

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Incident(s) concerned/related

Incitement to violence or hatred

Related Bias motivation

Religion

Groups affected

Muslims

Court/Body type

National Court

Court/Body

National city court (Retten i Viborg)

Key facts of the case

The defendant participated in a debate on another person’s Facebook page where the following was written: ”They ask. how we solve terror in dk7. Easy: free hunt on all Muslims, like you shoot goats.” To that the defendant wrote “You just say when you will start to gas the shit, would be a pleasure to join in”.

Main reasoning/argumentation

The court found him guilty of violating § 266 b, section 1 in the criminal code as the statement contained a serious threat against Muslims, and it was taunting and demeaning. The statement was suited to create intolerance and mistrust as well as it was suited to incite to hate crimes against Muslims.

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

No key issues can be drawn on the basis of this particular case.

Results (sanctions, outcome) and key consequences or implications of the case

8 daily penalties of 625 DKK. The court found the defendant guilty of violating § 266 b, section 1.

Key quotation in original language and its unofficial translation into English with reference details

“I siger lige til hvornår i begynder at gasset lortet, vil gerne ha en fornøjelse at være med”.

“You just say when you will start to gas the shit, would be a pleasure to join in”.

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