Croatia/Municipal Court in Sisak/K-329/2023

Country

Croatia

Title

Croatia/Municipal Court in Sisak/K-329/2023

Not publicly available

Year

2023

Decision/ruling/judgment date

Monday, October 09, 2023

Incident(s) concerned/related

Hate speech: Public incitement to violence or hatred

Related Bias motivation

Racial or ethnic origin

Groups affected

People/organisations associated with Muslims

Court/Body type

National Court

Court/Body

Municipal Court in Sisak (Općinski sud u Sisku)

Online/Offline

Offline

Key facts of the case

The motive is race/ethnicity/skin colour, and the victim is a Bosniak. The verdict is a conviction for a threat (Article 139 of the Criminal Code concerning Article 87 paragraph 21 of the Criminal Code – Hate crime). The sentence is one year and three months of imprisonment. The ruling is final.

Main reasoning/argumentation

not available

Is the case related to the application of the Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia, the Racial Equality Directive?

Key issues (concepts, interpretations) clarified by the case

not available

Results (sanctions, outcome) and key consequences or implications of the case

not available

Key quotation in original language and its unofficial translation into English with reference details

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