The Struggle Goes On by Lars Hedegaard
Statement by Lars Hedegaard on his conviction for “hate speech”
Copenhagen, May 5, 2011
It is with great sadness I have to report that Denmark’s reputation as a haven of free speech and a bastion of resistance to sharia encroachment is irreparably tarnished. Denmark is my country and I used to be proud of it.
On May 3 the Eastern Superior Court in Copenhagen convicted me of hate speech under Denmark’s infamous Article 266 b of the penal code – a rubber provision that may be stretched to serve any political purpose dear to the hearts of the ruling elites.
My crime is to have called attention to the horrific conditions of Muslim women and for my audacity the court has now enabled my detractors to label me a racist.
Muslims can say whatever they want with impunity. Just a few weeks ago Denmark opened its gates to the hate-spewing preacher Bilal Philips, known for his advocacy of wife-beating and the killing of homosexuals. He was provided a platform in Copenhagen and nobody thought of dragging him into court.
Our authorities and their allies among the pc elites have chosen sides in the struggle between the forces of freedom and the forces of darkness and so opted for the oppressors of their own people and against those deserving of their protection.
The real victims of this despicable case are freedom of speech and the tens of thousands of girls and women – Muslim as well as non-Muslim – whose plight may no longer be mentioned in my country for fear of legal prosecution and public denigration.
We cannot permit this outcome to stand. I have therefore decided to appeal my conviction to the Supreme Court and – if that is denied – to the European Court of Human Rights.
This is a fight for liberty against tyranny. It will be long and hard but losing is no option.
Comments
By sandor on May 5th, 2011 at 11:43 pm
I am glad after I escaped from Communist Poland in 1968 and then Sweden took me in as a refugee. But I saw, te Scandinavian countries are going the same way I escaped from, just matter of time, so I immigrated to Canada then to the US, where now I can say what is on my mind…
By Peter on May 6th, 2011 at 9:57 am
What race is Islam? Sounds like a really stupid law and perhaps somebody is being paid off?
By Socks on May 7th, 2011 at 3:30 pm
It is plain that freedom is only granted to those with the courage to commit acts of violence for it in modern democracies.
By Ralf Schumann on May 9th, 2011 at 2:12 am
If not so dispicably sad this could be material for a satire and comical farce. The crims are sanctioned to violate and rape and molest to their heart’s content, while the one with the guts to at least point the verbal finger at the perps is put on the judicial chopping block. The lights are indeed flickering more off than on in Eurabia. Is the question of financing the appeal been looked after – or should one pass the hat around?
By Yahoo on May 9th, 2011 at 4:30 am
Lars Who is Lars, The bigot, Hatmonger and Racist. Despite Denmark’s good step to stop him insulting Muslims he must also suffer heavily.
By Jerry on May 12th, 2011 at 9:27 am
Not much to say apart from best of luck in your fight.
By Mark on May 12th, 2011 at 12:34 pm
It’s such a shame that the Scandinavian countries are now starting to bow down to religious pressure, after so long leading the free world across a wide range of social measures.
Muslims are not a race and never will be. They are people defined by beliefs no less suitable for criticism than any scientific hypothesis, political persuasion or social opinion.
I wish you all the best in your ECHR case and will be monitoring it closely.
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