Mette Thiesen will not appeal ruling: Does libel action behind it

Folketingspolitiker Mette Thiesen has decided that she will not appeal against the judgment of the defamatory statements. fitness instructor Mahmoud Loubani h

Mette Thiesen will not appeal ruling: Does libel action behind it

Folketingspolitiker Mette Thiesen has decided that she will not appeal against the judgment of the defamatory statements.

fitness instructor Mahmoud Loubani have Friday in the Copenhagen city Court been unsuccessful in that folketingspolitiker for New Civil Mette Thiesens opinions about him on Facebook were defamatory.

She has, however, been acquitted of punishment because of the statute of limitations, but must pay a compensation of dkk 15,000.

On Facebook writes Mette Thiesen on the sentence:

- I have been convicted of defamatory statements, why I should pay compensation, as well as the costs, she writes.

- But in addition, I have been acquitted of punishment. I have chosen not to appeal against the judgment, since I don't bother to use more time and energy on the case.

She also writes that she doesn't have more comments on the matter.

Mette Thiesen wrote 19. april 2018 at its facebookprofil a post with the headline "Terrorist-sympathizer used by Danmarks Radio".

In the advertisement, she goes in the flesh on the fitnessinstruktøren Mahmoud Loubani, who participated in a DR program.

Loubani had as a comment to a third person's post on Facebook about Omar El-Hussein written "Allah yerhamu", which means "may God forgive you".

El-Hussein's attack in 2015 a debatarrangement and a synagogue in Copenhagen and killed filmmanden Finn Nørgaard and the volunteer guard Dan Uzan.

Mette Thiesen was elected to Parliament at the election constitution day in 2019.

She was in 2013 elected to the local council in Hillerød, denmark for The Conservative. In 2017, she switched party to the New Civic, and she was elected to the municipal council at the elections the same autumn.

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Date Of Update: 13 December 2019, 19:00
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