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The court characterized a statement by the former BZÖ politician in relation to the corona virus as hatred. He appealed, the sentence is not final.
Former BZÖ politician and now book author and public relations consultant Stefan Petzner was sentenced Tuesday at the Vienna Regional Court of Criminal Affairs. In late May he spoke on oe24.tv regarding the corona pandemic of a “razor’s eye virus” and denigrated the Chinese population. Among other things, there was talk of “Focken” and “filthy, filthy people who have no manners.” The regional court called this incitement.
At Petzner’s request for a miscellaneous settlement, sole judge Gerald Wagner did not respond, citing general precautionary reasons and the fact that the defendant was a former member of the National Council. Petzner was sentenced to three months in prison, conditionally after him with a three-year probation. He immediately appealed against her, so the sentence is not final.
“I confess my guilty understanding”
“I confess guilty regarding a desired deviation,” Petzner said early in the negotiation. The corona virus originated in China and spread throughout the world. With his appearance on television, he criticized the inadequate reaction of the world community to “the trigger” (ie China, Am.): “I demanded that China be held accountable on behalf of international law.” He had misused his choice of words and “said things that I personally said a lot,” Petzner admitted.
“Focken, for anyone unfamiliar with this dialect, what does that really mean?” The judge said in medias res. In southern Austria, the “piglets, piglets” are called that, replied Petzner, who, by the way, was a native of Tamsweger. When he came home dirty after playing as a child, his mother would say “It’s like Focken.” So it is also suitable as a “sweet” term, based on the prosecutor’s accusation, “but I would no longer use the word in the meaning,” the 39-year-old said.
Petzner emphasized that “in no way did he intend to deny the Chinese people their human dignity:” I did not succeed in separating the Chinese people and the Chinese regime. “He complained that the head of the Vienna Prosecutor’s Office, Johann Fuchs, had opposed personally to a diversion with instructions and had insisted on his criminal prosecution. Petzner’s legal representative, Michael Sommer, noted that his client had taken “strong medication” during the time of the crime, “which had certain effects on the situation.” Which drugs were really involved and why Petzner needed them remains a secret During the discussion of this issue, the public was excluded in order to protect the personal sphere of the former politician’s life.
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