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French comedian Dieudonnay fined for anti-Semitic content

July 9, 2021
Bharat Times English News

Swiss courts found a French comedian doudon On Thursday he was found guilty of violating laws on racist and anti-Semitic content and fined CHF 170 for 180 days, Swiss Info reports.

The complaint was brought forward by the Coordination Against Antisemitism and Defamation (CICAD) NGO in 2019.

The comedian performed a sketch in Switzerland in which he denied the existence of a Nazi gas chamber. The sketch was found to be in violation of Swiss laws against racism and anti-semitic ideology.According to worldOf course, Dieudonnay claimed at the hearing that the comments were coming from the “character” he was putting forth and did not reflect his true beliefs. The argument was reportedly not accepted by the chairman of the Geneva Police Court, Sabina Mascotto. “Given his previous statements, his posts and the absence of any humor in his comments, he would be found guilty of racial discrimination,” she emphasized.

“we do not want Switzerland CICAD Secretary General John Garfinkel said on public television in 2019, “To be a playground for Semites and racists.” world that he will likely appeal. “We forget that France, which is very oppressive, did not sue Diedone for the same show,” he said.

This isn’t the first time Diedone has been penalized for such comments. He has received multiple sentences for inciting hatred against Jews and fined tens of thousands of euros for racial slander, defamation and hate speech.

In 2015, the European Court of Human Rights ruled against Diedone, holding that negative speech cannot be construed as freedom of speech.

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