Denmark / The District Court of Frederiksberg
Country
Denmark
Year
Decision/ruling/judgment date
Incident(s) concerned/related
Related Bias motivation
Groups affected
Court/Body type
Court/Body
Key facts of the case
The defendant participated in a debate on a newspaper’s webpage. The defendant wrote “Denmark is not free before the last dirty Muslim nazi-pig is eliminated”
Main reasoning/argumentation
The lower court found him guilty of violating § 266 b, section 1 and § 119, section 1 in the criminal code.
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
Suspended sentence of 30 days imprisonment and 8 daily penalties of 500 DKK. The lower court found the defendant guilty of violating § 266 b, section 1 and § 119, section 1. In the sentence the court took the character of the case, the defendent's age and personal circumstances into consideration.
Key quotation in original language and its unofficial translation into English with reference details
”Danmark er ikke frit før det sidste beskidte muslimske nazisvin er udrydet”.
“Denmark is not free before the last dirty Muslim nazi-pig is eliminated”.