Hate case

Opole 2016: Offensive messages on social media

04.11.2024  |  Poland  |  Submitted by: Social-Cultural Society of Germans in Opole, Silesia (SKGD)

Country                                                  Poland

Year                                                       2016 

Affected group/minority              German minority

Perpetrator                                       Polish citizen

Type of case                                       Hate speech

Type of act                                          Written attack

Media:                                                  Online platforms and/or communication channels

Reactions:                                           no information

 

 

Brief description:                            

The accused publicly insulted persons belonging to the German national minority in his comments under a post published on 02.08.2016 on the Facebook profile of "Gazeta Wyborcza". The posts that were shared were as follows:

"Only the fucking Swabians do that. Fuck off the country, you clowns."

"Shit, I don't believe it, the next Ivan."

"What the hell are you doing here if you don't like it, you wanker?"

"damn Goebbels".

The case was reported to the District Prosecutor's Office. The investigation was discontinued because the perpetrator could not be identified.

More information on the case can be obtained from:

Social-Cultural Society of Germans in Opole, Silesia

sekretariat@skgd.pl

 

Photo:

https://www.agora.pl/en/gazeta-wyborcza-joined-the-google-news-initiative-fellowship-as-a-polish-partner

Screenshot provided by SKGD

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