United Kingdon / R v Pelham Case no. U20170377/T20170114 …
Country
United Kingdom
Year
2017
Decision/ruling/judgment date
Thursday, June 15, 2017
Incident(s) concerned/related
Incitement to violence or hatred
Related Bias motivation
Religion
Groups affected
Muslims
Court/Body type
National Court
Court/Body
Blackfriars Crown Court
Key facts of the case
The defendant posted a number of hateful posts of Facebook including comments such as, ‘what this country needs is a bomb a mosque day’ and ‘we must burn mosques to the ground’.
Main reasoning/argumentation
The defendant pleaded guilty to all eight counts.
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
This case, and the few cases like it, are significant owing to low number of prosecutions brought for this offence which can only be prosecuted with consent of Attorney General.
Results (sanctions, outcome) and key consequences or implications of the case
The defendant received a 20 month custodial sentence
Key quotation in original language and its unofficial translation into English with reference details
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