19 minutes agoNew Law in Austria: Citizens have the right to point their finger at politicians
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Citizens have the right to give them “to finger” or to swear to politicians as long as they have an excuse after action, the law established in an Austrian court. Austrian Deputy Secretary Heinz-Cristian Strache had charged a group of extremist activists with “making public use of “after a video was published in social media that [...]
Citizens have the right to give them “to finger” or to swear to politicians as long as they have an excuse after action, the law established in an Austrian court.
Austrian Deputy Secretary Heinz-Cristian Strache had charged a group of extremist activists for <x0 use of the public <x0).
However, the Vienna Court of Appeal rejected the complaint on the basis of freedom of expression, broadcasts newspapers.net
The right to a political, provocative and shocking opinion is a fundamental part of freedom of expression”, the court has decided, confirming an earlier verdict by a lower court.
The Linkswende Jetzt, or Left Now, the group that made a video that offered a number of reasons for supporters to declare “Fuck Strache” and lift their middle fingers to the leader of the far-right Freedom party.
