Robin Siener was defending his right to talk about
foreigners, especially from India and Africa, in negative terms
Brno, Sept. 18 (ČTK) —
A Czech court today acquitted German far-right activist Robin Siener of
racism charges over his speech delivered at the May Day rally of the Czech
Workers' Youth in Brno in 2011.
In his speech to the crowd of about 500 far-right proponents,
Siener sharply criticized the "cheap labor that is flooding Europe"
and he spoke of multicultural terrorism.
Siener said, among other things, no great poet or scientist had ever come from Africa and India.
Siener said, among other things, no great poet or scientist had ever come from Africa and India.
The verdict has not yet taken effect, and the prosecutor may
still appeal it.
Siener expressed satisfaction over the verdict.
"My speech was social criticism. I talked like we talk
about these issues in Germany. If it is no problem in Germany, I cannot see why
it should be a problem in the Czech Republic," he told the Czech News
Agency.
Judge Dagmar Bordovská said Siener's speech had xenophobic
passages, but no violation of law and he committed no crime with his
statements.
The activists from the Workers' Youth that organized the
rally May 1, 2011, closely cooperate with the Czech extreme-rightist Workers'
Party of Social Justice (DSSS).
The DSSS was repeatedly prosecuted over the May Day speeches delivered by its leaders. The party follows up the Workers' Party (DS), which was outlawed because of its racism in 2010.
The DSSS was repeatedly prosecuted over the May Day speeches delivered by its leaders. The party follows up the Workers' Party (DS), which was outlawed because of its racism in 2010.
