Despite surviving a brutal knife attack by an Afghan jihadist, Islam critic Michael Stürzenberger has been convicted of ‘incitement to hatred,’ exposing a German justice system that shields Islam and failed immigration policies over its own citizens’ safety.
Michael Stürzenberger, a fearless critic of Islam and defender of Western values, is once again the victim—not just of Islamic violence but of his own left-wing government’s relentless persecution.
After surviving a brutal jihadist attack in Mannheim this May—where an Afghan migrant stabbed him and killed a police officer—Stürzenberger has now been convicted of “incitement to hatred” for his criticism of Islam. This grotesque miscarriage of justice reveals the German state’s twisted priorities: protecting the very ideology that threatens its citizens while silencing those who dare to speak out.
For more than a decade, Michael Stürzenberger has been at the forefront of exposing the dangers of political Islam. As the former federal chairman of the “Die Freiheit” party, he has tirelessly warned against terror-linked mosques, unchecked Islamic migration, and the historical ties between Nazi Germany and Islamic leaders. His public presentations, street interviews, and rallies have educated countless Germans about the existential threat posed by Islam.
Stürzenberger’s unwavering dedication has made him a prime target—not just for jihadists but for the German government itself. His legal battles read like a case study in state overreach. In 2017, he was sentenced to six months in prison (non-custodial) for sharing a historical photograph of a Nazi leader meeting the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem—a factual, unaltered image the state deemed “incitement to hatred.”
This could have been ripped straight from Orwell’s 1984, where Winston Smith is brutalized for possessing a photograph that exposed the Party’s lies—a chilling parallel to Stürzenberger’s punishment for sharing undeniable historical truth that contradicted the state’s preferred narrative.
Similarly, in 2022, he faced a potential seven-month prison sentence for criticizing political Islam, with the court ludicrously arguing that his factual remarks caused “emotional stress” to Muslims.
Despite this persecution, Stürzenberger remains undeterred. His public campaigns have exposed, time and again, the imported hatred that Islamic migrants bring to Germany, including support for violent Sharia punishments such as stoning and hand-chopping and open genocidal hatred toward Jews and Christians. These revelations have enraged both Muslims and the left-wing establishment determined to suppress dissent.
The attack on Stürzenberger in Mannheim was not an isolated act of violence—it was jihad. The Afghan attacker, a known Islamic State sympathizer, unleashed a bloody rampage, injuring several people, including a police officer who later died. Stürzenberger narrowly survived but suffered serious injuries. This horrifying attack was a grim validation of the warnings he has issued for years, yet the German government offered no support or acknowledgment of the ideology behind it.
Instead of holding itself accountable for enabling the attacker through reckless immigration policies, the state has chosen to criminalize Stürzenberger. The verdict against him was handed down on Monday in the Hamburg regional court and related to a rally where he has been said to have denigrated Muslims and migrants. Evidence of his remarks was reported by a left-wing blog on X. His €3,600 fine—calculated as 120 daily rates of €30 each—was a result of the court retrying his case after a formal error in the initial trial allowed an appeal. Although the public prosecutor’s office had sought harsher penalties, both Stürzenberger and the court accepted the revised verdict, making it legally binding. This grotesque inversion of justice effectively punishes him for surviving an act of Islamic terrorism. The German government, it seems, would rather silence critics than address the roots of jihadist violence.
In Germany, this pattern has played out with chilling consistency. In August 2022, Stürzenberger was violently attacked during a presentation in Gladbeck. Muslims and their children hurled objects, including lighters and eggs, at him and his audience. A woman was injured and hospitalized. Yet the government did nothing to protect him. Instead, it has focused on prosecuting him, sending a clear message: dissent against Islamization will not be tolerated.
To mark Islamaphobia Awareness Month, MP calls for Blasphemy laws to be reinstated to protect Islam
No comments:
Post a Comment