Denmark /The District Court of Svendborg
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Denmark
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Court/Body
Key facts of the case
The case concerns hate speech. The defendant was indicted for having made the following public facebook post during a longer period: "Now Denmark wants a wild boar fence against African swine fever?? What about Muslims Plague?" "Now Denmark is stuck with hundreds of 'refugees', criminals and individuels of other questionable skincolour/origin." "By the way Muslims are NOT a race (they always invoke the RACISM-card) but a they are a kind of rats”, ”Fuck all Muslim pigs. Now this is freedom of speech… I repeat: Fuck all Muslim Pigs. NB. Public post” and ”Again an excellent example of small black brains!! ’Fucking whore’, ’I fuck your mom’, ’You are a racist’ etc. You can see clearly how dumb these monkeys are. No mercy. Out of our Denmark. Muslim free Denmark.”
Main reasoning/argumentation
The court found the defendant guilty of violating § 266 b, 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 60 days of imprisonment as the defendant was also found guilty of another violation of the criminal code.
Key quotation in original language and its unofficial translation into English with reference details
"Retten har fundet tiltalte skyldig i overtrædelse af bl.a. straffelovens § 266 b, stk. 1, ved igennem en længere periode at have skrevet de nævnte opslag på sin åbne Facebook-profil."
"The court found the defendant guilty of violating § 266 b, section 1 in the criminal code by having written the posts mentioned in the indictment on his public Facebook profile"