The Criminal Court in the East Flemish city of Ghent has sentenced the former federal MP Dries Van Langenhove to 1 year’s imprisonment for breaches of the racism and negationism law. The founder of Schild & Vrienden, a far-right, conservative nationalist youth movement, was also given a 10-month suspended prison sentence after also having been found guilty of breaches of the law on the possession of weapons. Mr Van Langenhove's civil rights have also been revoked for a period of 10 years and he has been fined a total of 16,000 euro.
I’m quite content with the verdict, especially his revocation of his civil rights, which seems apt and proportionate because of his contempt of democracy.
I’m quite content with the verdict, especially his revocation of his civil rights, which seems apt and proportionate because of his contempt of democracy.