Swedish Court Convicts Man For Not Deleting 'Hateful' Comments Posted by Others in Facebook Group

DAN LYMAN
Infowars Europe
Jun. 26, 2019

A 52-year-old man has been given a conditional sentence and fined by a Swedish court for not deleting 'hateful' comments in a Facebook group he managed, according to local media.

As administrator for a Facebook group called "Stand Up For Sweden," the man has been found guilty of allowing "grossly offensive comments that other people had posted" to remain active, a district court in Eskilstuna has ruled.

"The indictment of the 52-year-old man has been delivered because, according to the prosecutor, he has committed a violation of the law on liability for electronic message boards," Fria Tider reports.

"According to the law, the defendant does not need to have written a post that, for example, constitutes incitement against a group of people."

The landmark case effectively sets precedent that Swedes can and will be held responsible for 'offensive speech' used by other people on the internet.

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