European Court Rules ‘Calling Muhammad a Pedophile is Against the Law’

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"Defaming" the Prophet Muhammad by calling him a "pedophile" exceeds the limits of freedom of speech and must be punished with criminal convictions, according to a new ruling by the European Court of Human Rights.

“Defaming” the Prophet Muhammad by calling him a “pedophile” exceeds the limits of freedom of speech and must be punished with criminal convictions, according to a new ruling by the European Court of Human Rights.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled Thursday that an Austrian woman’s criminal conviction and fine for her statements accusing the Prophet Muhammad of pedophilia must be upheld, while stating that her punishment does not breach her right to free speech.

The decision by a seven-judge panel came after an Austrian citizen identified as “E.S.” by the court, had held seminars on Islam in 2008 and 2009 where she discussed Muhammad’s marriage to his wife Aisha, a 9-year-old child, and implied that he was a pedophile.

An Austrian court convicted “E.S.” of disparaging religious doctrines in 2011 and fined her 480 euros ($548), a judgment that was upheld on two appeals.

Stating that the court had found that “the applicant’s statements had been likely to arouse justified indignation in Muslims” and “amounted to a generalization without factual basis“, the Strasbourg-based ECtHR said that the woman’s comments could not be protected by freedom of speech.

The court also said the “feelings” of Muslims in Europe are more important than the Austrian woman’s right to freedom of expression:

The court said it “carefully balanced her right to freedom of expression with the right of others to have their religious feelings protected, and served the legitimate aim of preserving religious peace in Austria.”

The Austrian courts had drawn a distinction between pedophilia and child marriage in their case against “E.S.”, arguing that an adult male who marries a 9-year-old is not necessarily a pedophile.

Baxter Dmitry

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9 Comments

  1. All leftards are pedophiles anyway, so they are just protecting their own interests.
    All muzzrats are pedo’s.

  2. Muhammad’s marriage to his wife Aisha, a 9-year-old child, MAKES HIM a pedophile… that’s what defines a PEDOPHILE….. AN ADULT THAT SEXUALLY ASSAULTS A CHILD.. IS A PEDOPHILE

  3. So the truth is no longer a defense? If I cant say pedophile, can I still say Muhammad is a sexual abuser of children? Or maybe saying ALL mooslim men are pedophiles would be more accurate.

  4. So if I marry a 9 year old it is ok? What the fuck is wrong with these muslims? Stuff your fuckin religion up yours. If something is wrong it is wrong, you can not make it wright by calling it something else.

  5. So now what do you call somebody who marries a six year old if you cant use the term ‘pedophile’? A sicko? A pervert? A child abuser.?

  6. While she has the right to speak freely, perhaps she did not speak freely enough, he was not only a pedophile, he sodomized little boys which is also pedohillia , he also had sex with animals so lets get around the new ruling and invent a word that describes not only Mohammed, but all muslims that do these acts perhaps a good start whould be pedopervebeastisods.( Pedo-perve-beast-isods.)

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