The ruling indicates that the appeal filed by the defense is “unfounded” and considers that the Spanish National Court’s ruling took into account freedom of expression and that the punishment was not “disproportionate”.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has agreed with Spain in sentencing rapper Pablo Hasel to 9 months in prison for the crimes of glorifying terrorism and insulting and defaming the Crown and state institutions over some tweets and a song.
In its ruling on Thursday, the court in Strasbourg points out that the appeal of the musician’s defense is “unfounded” and considers that the National Court’s ruling took into account freedom of expression and that the punishment was not “disproportionate” used to be. .
The decision, which is final, was taken unanimously. Hasel went to the ECHR when he believed that, among other things, his right to freedom of thought and expression had been violated.
The National Court sentenced him to two years in prison, a sentence that the Appeals Chamber later reduced to nine months. The Court reduced the sentence by understanding that the legal minimum should be applied because the tweets did not pose a “real risk” to people, although it emphasized that they did not comply with freedom of expression or artistic creation because they radiated violence and a trivialized terrorism, glorified it and justified it.
Source: EITB
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