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French citizen prosecuted for expressing his opinion on website

French citizen prosecuted for expressing his opinion on website

By • on March 6, 2009

On July 17, 2008, French citizen Fernand Cortes de Conquilla was taken into police custody over the contents of his website “Pilori.”   On January 13, 2009 he received a suspended 3-month sentence and 2,000 Euro fine for expressing his views on Islam and immigration in his native France.  He has appealed his conviction with a hearing

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