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Danish prosecutors have charged a 49-year-old imam for making public remarks against homosexuals, whom he compared to paedophiles.
Prosecutor Jan Reckendorff says the unidentified imam violated Denmark's penal code in interviews in June 2016 following the attack at Orlando's Pulse gay nightclub, where 49 people were shot dead.
Reckendorff said Friday the remarks “were so rough” that a court of law must now decide whether Danish law has been violated.
No date for a trial was immediately set.
The imam faces a fine or up to two years in jail if found guilty of making comments deemed threatening, insulting or degrading to a group of persons because of their race, colour, national or ethnic origin, belief or sexual orientation.
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Aug 18, 2017 03:39pm
It is the Danish law that is at fault, not the Imam even if his identification of gays with pedophiles is incorrect.
If gays can offend others by their conduct, the latter too can express their disapproval of gayism. The right to judicious criticism has to be allowed.
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Aug 18, 2017 05:25pm
@sarvan minhas Why would someone be offended by their sexual preferences?Besides there is a big difference between disapproval and hate speech.
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Aug 18, 2017 05:28pm
The world has turned upside down
All historical filth that destroyed complete societies is being incorporated in this new world order.
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Aug 19, 2017 02:12am
@Rommy
As the world is not to your mindset preferences, leave the world instead of imposing your views on others.
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Aug 19, 2017 02:13am
@sarvan minhas
Now that you have perfected your countries law, you are suggesting otrher countries laws should be according to your wishes and not their citizens wishes?
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