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From Breitbart: Germany has been accused of violating basic Western values yet again, as a news editor in Germany faces a hefty fine and a seven month prison sentence for posting a meme mocking the government’s “hatred” of free speech.
The Bamberg district court in Bavaria sentenced Deutschland-Kurier editor David Bendels this week to seven months in prison on probation and a fine of nearly sixty per cent of his annual income, or 210 ‘daily rates’, for posting an image on social media of Interior Minister Nancy Faeser holding an altered sign.
The common meme tactic of changing the words on signs held by politicians for satirical purposes was used to make Faeser’s sign read: “I hate freedom of speech”.
Bendels was initially convicted in November, and the ruling was confirmed on Monday, finding that he had committed “defamation directed against people in political life,” Die Welt reported on Tuesday.
According to Bendels, it is the first time in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany that a journalist has been threatened with prison for breaching the statute.
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X user eingollan wrote:
Scandalous verdict: The editor-in-chief of the Deutschland-Kurier, @David_Bendels, was sentenced to seven months’ probation for insulting politicians (§ 188 StGB).
His “crime”? He posted a picture of Nancy Faeser with the caption: “I hate freedom of speech!” – nothing more, nothing less. The verdict speaks for itself: the criticism of the restricted freedom of expression in Germany has been impressively confirmed.
Skandalurteil:
Der Chefredakteur des Deutschland-Kuriers, @David_Bendels, wurde zu sieben Monaten Haft auf Bewährung verurteilt – wegen Politikerbeleidigung (§ 188 StGB).Sein “Verbrechen”? Er veröffentlichte ein Bild von Nancy Faeser mit der Aufschrift: „Ich hasse die… pic.twitter.com/3sGMdVUGyx
— eingollan (@eingollan_real) April 8, 2025
German activist Naomi Seibt released a video lambasting the sentence against the journalist, noting that the sentence has just proved him right.
🚨 CALL TO AMERICA‼️ GERMANY IN TYRANNY 🇩🇪🇺🇸
David Bendels (@Deu_Kurier) was sentenced to 7months probation for accusing minister Faeser of hating free speech.
The US must review all support for Germany, as proposed by @MikeBenzCyber and @elonmusk.
The TRUTH shall never be… pic.twitter.com/sSHXRpTJKm
— Naomi Seibt (@SeibtNaomi) April 8, 2025
German Journalist Given Seven Month Sentence for Meme Mocking Government’s ‘Hatred’ of Free Speechhttps://t.co/XLgO5Nn1vu
— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) April 9, 2025
In another appalling recent case, Germany is putting a 20-year-old American woman on trial for defending herself against an African migrant who sexually assaulted her. The woman was born in Germany, but is an American citizen, and worked as a civilian contractor at the Ramstein Air Base when the attack occurred. When the migrant assaulted the woman, she pulled out her knife in self-defense. He grabbed her arm, and she stabbed him, killing him.
DISTURBING CASE: Germany’s Migrant Policies Should Force Trump Into Action
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