Controversial Slogan During Futball Match

Alert DateSeptember 29, 2011 Country: Poland Address: Warszawa General Type: Racist discourse Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-semitism
Groups affected / Interested in: Ethnic minorities Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Sport Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Other

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Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin Israeli
Victims Gender Male
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Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin Polish
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During the UEFA Europa League football match between Polish club Legia Warszawa and Israel's Hapoel Tel Aviv, the Polish fans hung out a huge banner with the slogan “Jihad Legia”. The inscription was stylized to imitate Arabic lettering. The fans did not respond to the warning of the speaker who informed them about the ban on racist practices. The UEFA representative present during the match did not react.The prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation regarding the violation of Art. 256 of the penal code which prohibits fascist or totalitarian ideologies.

Source:TVP Info http://tvp.info/informacje/polska/jihad-legia-pod-lupa-prokuratury/5394429