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Cour de cassation Assemblée plénière - 16.02.2007

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Case number: N° 06-81.785

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France

Case Description: In an interview published in the journal "Lyon Capitale" in January 2002, the defendant (M.X... dit Y..., an entertainer and presidential candidate) responded to a question regarding the rise of antisemitism. He stated: "For me, the Jews, it's a sect, a swindle. It's one of the most serious because it's the first one". The Public Prosecutor and several Jewish organizations filed a complaint for public racial insult. The Court of Appeal of Paris initially dismissed the case in 2006, arguing that the comments, when placed in context, were part of a "theoretical debate on the influence of religions" and did not target the Jewish community as a "human community". The Plenary Assembly of the Court of Cassation overturned and annulled the lower court's decision, ruling that the statements were indeed criminal.

Arts. 29 (para. 2) and 33 (para. 3) of the French Law of July 29, 1881 (Freedom of the Press)

Name of Court: Cour de cassation

Date of decision: Feb 16, 2007

Subjects

Hate Speech and Incitement
Holocaust Denial & Trivialisation

Type of Court

Supreme Court

Area of Law

Criminal Law

Year

2007

Generated ID: CNV8657-1010

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Latitude: 48.8567223

Longitude: 2.3443499

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