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German Journalist Given Seven Month Sentence for Meme Mocking Government’s ‘Hatred’ of Free Speech
Breitbart ^ | 04/09/2025 | Kurt Zindulka

Posted on 04/11/2025 3:02:51 PM PDT by DFG

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.

The Kurier editor also claimed that the prosecution was prompted after Interior Minister Faeser personally filed a complaint against him.

Bendels said on Monday that he plans to appeal the ruling, saying: “We will not accept this verdict and will defend ourselves against it using all legal means.

“The Deutschland-Kurier and I personally will continue the just struggle for freedom of the press and freedom of expression, which is indispensable for the continued existence of democracy in Germany, resolutely, stably and with all consistency.”

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: davidbendels; deathtonazis; defundnato; destroytheeu; deutschlanduberalles; eurofascism; fascistfaeser; fourthreich; nancyfaeser; nancyfascist; spd
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To: Thapsus_epiphany

I believe they and the whole world 🌍 will get Satan’s Antichrist for a season of 7 years of ‘Peace and Security’

Many will be persecuted but Eternity awaits and the Christian is forever victorious in Christ.

Though SATAN’S minions certainly do pop up all of the time.

✝️✝️✝️🙏🙏🙏🛐🛐🛐

God bless


21 posted on 04/12/2025 4:10:34 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: DFG

Somewhere in Hell, Hitler is smiling...


22 posted on 04/12/2025 4:14:52 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: Thapsus_epiphany
(The Bible condemns the two holiest sacraments of the liberal left, homosexuality and abortion.)

The works of their father (John 8:44) will they do or continue to do without repenting

(“We are pro-life activists because ending abortion and protecting babies from the violence that Planned Parenthood commits is the most important issue of our lifetime")

Planned Parenthood Murder, Inc. on a
regular basis got Cecile Richards a
DEMOCRAT Joe Biden "Medal of Freedom" 🏅

DEMOCRATS Joe and Jill Biden looked so proud...


DEMOCRATS LOVE KILLING
THEM DEFENSELESS BABIES


(Abortion)

("For what does it profit a man who shall gain the whole world, and to lose his own soul?")

DEMOCRAT Cecile Richards had a Lamborghini. And a DEMOCRAT Joe Biden pResidential Medal of Freedom...

(Abortion)

Democrat Joe Biden gave a medal 🥇 of freedom
to Cecile Richards in 2024, who made her money
terminating the lives of other human beings.

How very Democrat of them.






🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 Pride goes before destruction - Proverbs 16 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈


23 posted on 04/12/2025 5:13:24 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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