Halle (dpa/sa) – The right-wing extremist Sven Liebich has appealed against a judgment of the regional court in Halle. “The revision can only be based on the fact that the verdict is based on a violation of the law,” said a spokesman for the court on Tuesday. The law is said to have been violated if a legal norm has not been applied or has not been applied correctly. In this case, the decision on this rests with the Higher Regional Court of Naumburg.
Liebich was sentenced to ten months’ imprisonment on probation by the district court at the end of October for defamation and hate speech, among other things. The district court had already sentenced Liebich to eleven months in prison two years ago. Liebich appealed against this. In the appeal process, the district court partially confirmed the assessment of the district court.
Liebich is said to have slandered politicians and insulted political opponents. The presiding judge confirmed the central allegation that Liebich had slandered the Bundestag member Renate Künast (Greens). A few years ago, Liebich claimed that Künast approved of sexual intercourse with minors as long as there was no violence involved. However, she never said so, according to the public prosecutor.
Since Liebich put the statement in quotation marks on his internet blog and added a photo of Künast, he gave the impression that it was an actual quote. During the appeal process, Sven Liebich referred to his freedom of expression and freedom of art.
