Comedian faces hate crime charges for asking radio listeners in Spain to ‘stone paedophile priests’

Comic faces hate crime fees for asking radio listeners in Spain to ‘stone paedophile monks’ – CSN Information


A MADRID choose will pursue hate crime fees in opposition to a comic who joked about blowing up the Franco-built ‘Valley of the Fallen’ mausoleum cross and stoning paedophile monks.

Hector de Miguel- referred to as Queque- made the remarks on the radio station Cadena Sur in June final yr.

The case has been introduced in opposition to him by the Christian Attorneys group who’re famous for bringing actions in opposition to performers.

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Queque appeared earlier than Decide Carlos Valle Muñoz-Torrero on January 23 and advised him that he was joking ‘solely along with his viewers’ through the Hora Veintipico programme.

The comic issued a problem to the Christian Attorneys they usually have duly responded.

Queque mentioned through the broadcast: “Christian Attorneys! All these people who find themselves right here have a want, which is to fill the cross of the Valley of the Fallen with dynamite and blow it up. If it may be on a Sunday, all the higher, in order that extra individuals go.”

He continued: “We are going to go along with stones to the doorways of church buildings and monasteries to throw them on the monks who’ve f—–d a baby.”

The Madrid choose mentioned that Queque made these statements ‘consciously and voluntarily’ throughout ‘a radio programme that helped by social networks will get tens of hundreds of listeners’.

“These are expressions of an offensive nature, which don’t contain mere exaggeration or hyperbole, however indicate the imputation of a particularly severe crime to a whole group, calling for aggression by throwing stones,” the choose continued.

“These feedback could generate, even not directly, emotions of hatred or hostility in opposition to the particular group to which they refer, for causes associated to their faith or beliefs.” he concluded.

The choose’s ruling to proceed with the case has already been appealed by Queque who’s in an ongoing struggle with Christian Attorneys with a number of authorized proceedings launched in opposition to him by the group.

A Valladolid court docket has summoned the comic to seem on Could 9 for encouraging his listeners to trouble the Christian Attorneys president, Poland Castellanos, by phoning her.

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