A German political activist who was the victim of an Islamist knife attack during a rally in Mannheim in May has been fined for supposedly inciting hatred against Muslim migrants.
Michael Stürzenberger, 60, was fined this week by the Hamburg Regional Court after being found guilty of incitement to hatred against Muslims and refugees.
The veteran activist, who has long campaigned against the influence of political Islam in Germany and Europe, was previously set to spend six months in prison over the speech crime offence. However, it was downgraded this week to a 3,600 euro fine, the Berliner Zeitung reports.
Under German law, which does not have First Amendment-style protections of free speech, those found guilty of incitement to hatred can face up to five years in prison.
It is believed that Stürzenberger’s appearance before the court in Hamburg was his first public…
