Michael Stürzenberger, a political activist who was stabbed by a suspected Islamist attacker, has been fined 3,600 euros for incitement to hatred against Muslims and refugees. The activist, who previously faced six months in prison, was convicted for comments made at a separate event in 2020.
A German political activist, Michael Stürzenberger, who was stabbed during a rally in Mannheim by a suspected Islamist attacker, has been fined 3,600 euros for incitement to hatred against Muslims and refugees. Stürzenberger, 60, was originally sentenced to six months in prison but the sentence was reduced to a fine after he appeared before the Hamburg Regional Court.
The activist, who has long criticized the influence of political Islam, was convicted for comments made at a separate event in Hamburg in 2020. Under German law, those convicted of such crimes can face up to five years in prison
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