Czech Republic / Regional Court

Country

Czechia

Title

Czech Republic / Regional Court

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Year

2019

Decision/ruling/judgment date

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Incident(s) concerned/related

Incitement to violence or hatred

Related Bias motivation

Religion

Groups affected

Muslims

Court/Body type

National Court

Court/Body

District Court (Jindřichův Hradec)

Key facts of the case

The defendant was found guilty of inciting hatred and violence against an ethnic group, which he committed with a comment calling on members of the Czech nation to awaken their Hussite blood and expel 'fucking Muslim maladapted monkeys', 'stinking pakazi', or 'slizouns' [sleazebags] from the Czech Republic, which he concluded with the words (cit. ): '"OUR COUNTRY, OUR HABITS, OUR GIRLS AND BEER!! WE WILL NOT LEAVE THEM ANY OF IT!!'.

Main reasoning/argumentation

not 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 available

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

The defendant was sentenced to a total fine of CZK 8,000 and a substitute sentence of imprisonment for a period of two months.

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

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