Dresden, Germany — The founder of German anti-Islam movement, Pegida, has been hit with a €9,600 ($11,000) fine for inciting racial hatred. Lutz Bachmann narrowly escaped jail but was ordered to pay the sum after he made a Facebook post branding refugees “cattle,” “scum,” and “trash.” A Dresden court ruled Bachmann’s posts constituted racial
Far-Right Leader Found Guilty Of Inciting Racial Hatred On Facebook
In Germany, the terrifying swing to the extreme right has so far prompted 1,000 attacks on accommodation for asylum seekers.