Six people have had their convictions upheld for detaining and attacking two other worshippers at a controversial mosque, which has since been shut down.
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The attack took place in the An’Nur mosque in the northeastern Swiss city of Winterthur in 2016. The victims were set upon for allegedly informing a journalist about hate preaching at the mosque.
A Zurich appeals court on Wednesday agreed that six of the defendants were guilty and handed out sentences of suspended prison sentences and fines. The court quashed two convictions and the deportation orders.
The case could yet be appealed further in the federal courts.
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Romeo Lacher steps down at Julius Bär and Swiss National Bank
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Switzerland deports ‘Ethiopian’ hate preacher to Somalia
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The deportation process was complicated by the hate preacher having no documentation and refusing to cooperate with migration officials. He was initially presumed to be Ethiopian, but was finally confirmed as Somalian, the State Secretariat for MigrationExternal link told Swiss public broadcaster SRFExternal link on Saturday. Two years’ ago, a court ordered the expulsion of…
Condemnation of hate-preaching Winterthur imam upheld
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Zurich cantonal court has upheld the conviction handed down one year ago to a Muslim preacher who worked at a Winterthur mosque.
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