Denmark / The District Court of Randers
Country
Denmark
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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 wrote a comment on an article on Facebook about 8.000 Muslims celebrating the end of Ramadan with an Eid-party in Copenhagen. The defendant wrote “A very good opportunity to … you know what … BOOM”.
Main reasoning/argumentation
The court found him guilty of violating § 266 b, section 1 and § 136, section 1 in the criminal code. Taking the context of the statement into consideration, the lower court found that the defendant had incited that a serious crime be committed. The lower court further found that the statement was suited to threaten a group of people on the basis of their religion.
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 60 days imprisonment. The lower court found the defendant guilty of violating § 266 b, section 1 and § 136, section 1 in the criminal code. Concerning the sentencing the court stated that the violations were committed in July 2015, and that it was not the defendant’s fault that the court case was not pursued within reasonable time. The court found that the sentence should be suspended.
Key quotation in original language and its unofficial translation into English with reference details
”En rigtig god mulighed for at .... You know what… BOOM”.
“A very good opportunity to … you know what … BOOM”.