This is the reality of freedom of expression in Europe. Rafał Ziemkiewicz was convicted of allegedly defaming and insulting LGBT activist Bart Staszewski. In turn, an AfD politician was convicted in Germany. Rode? Published statistics on sexual crimes committed by Afghan migrants.
Rafał Ziemkiewicz heard an invalid verdict in his case. What is the court’s decision? Four months of restriction of liberty, publication of the verdict on the internet, 5,000 PLN. PLN for a social purpose and reimbursement of legal costs.
Another outbreak of the justice system in Warsaw: I was apparently sentenced to death for calling Bart Staszewski a liar. Staszewski testified that he did not claim that “LGBT-free zones” existed in Poland because it was just an artistic event. The court agreed with this statement
– the publicist commented on the matter.
German politics
Marie-Thérèse Kaiser of the German AfD party was also convicted. A German woman was sentenced to a fine of 5,580 euros for publishing statistics on sexual crimes committed by immigrants from Afghanistan.
Are you surprised by the prison sentence for @R_A_Ziemkiewicz? A German politician was fined 5,580 euros for publishing truthful statistics about the disproportionate number of Afghan migrants committing sexual crimes. We are entering a new era
– writes Tomasz Wróblewski.
Interestingly, Elon Musk commented on the Kaiser case. The billionaire shared a message with information about the punishment for the German politician, who responded as follows:
Are you saying she was punished for repeating accurate government statistics? Wasn’t what she said true?
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Source: wPolityce
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