The couple, who live in the German town of Vierkirchen, stood accused of inciting hatred toward migrants via the Facebook group that the pair had created called the “Anti-refugee movement” (AFB).
The group is said, by the court, to have been a clear incitement against migrants and as a result both 27-year-old Peter M. and his 26-year-old wife Melanie M. were found guilty of hate speech, Merkur reports.
The statements on the Facebook group did not seem to contain anything overtly nationalistic or Nazi-inspired, but rather expressed deep concern about the situation in Germany relating to mass migration.
According to the court, the page, which has been taken down, in its first post stated:
“The war and economic refugees are flooding our country. They bring terror, fear, sorrow. They rape our women and put our children at risk,”
which along with a German flag as the groups profile photo, was enough to bring the couple to court for hate speech.
After sentencing Peter M. to a nine month suspended prison sentence and his wife to a fine of €1,200 the judge said: “I hope you understand the seriousness of the situation. If you sit in front of me again, you will end up in jail.”
En medarbejder på Tysklands mest prestigefyldte hospital Charite i Berlin hænges ud i medierne for sine politiske meninger:
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