Court confirms the dissolution of Hammerskin by 'racist violence'

Policy Response DateFebruary 20, 2012 Country: Spain Address: Madrid General Type: Racist violence, Racist discourse, Discrimination Racism and discrimination phenomena: Extremism - organised Racist Violence
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Asylum seekers, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, Persons with disability, Africans/black people, National minorities Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Policing - law enforcement, Anti-discrimination, Anti-racism

The Supreme Court has confirmed the dissolution of neo-Nazi group Hammerskin-Spain, considering that its aim was to spread hatred and racist violence, and has ratified the sentences of a year and a half to two and a half years on prison imposed on fifteen its members.

The judgment confirms a 2009 decision of the Provincial Court of Madrid, that the first resolution that was agreed to the dissolution of a neo-Nazi group, ordered an end to all activities to conclude that it had committed an offense of conspiracy, since its purpose was to spread hatred and xenophobic violence.

The Supreme Court thus rejected the appeal of convicted and indicates that "it is so clearly hate speech Hammerskin-Spain preaches that even the word 'hate' written proclaimed appears on the knuckles of the hand of one of the appellants."

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