Appeal Court Acquits SPD in Election Poster Case
Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Prague’s Municipal Court acquitted the SPD movement over its pre-election posters.
- The appeals ruling found no incitement to hatred or other criminal offense.
- The decision overturned an earlier judgment that imposed a 3 million koruna fine.
The Czech political movement SPD has been cleared in a case over its pre-election posters after an appeal succeeded at Prague’s Municipal Court.
The court ruled that the posters did not amount to incitement to hatred or any other criminal offense. Its decision overturned the earlier judgment against the movement.
That original ruling had ordered SPD to pay a fine of 3 million Czech koruna. The appeal court’s decision is final.
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Originally published by Der Spiegel in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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