21 April 2012

The Danish Supreme Court Acquittal of Hedegaard Still Denies Free Speech

When we posted on the dismissal of the conviction of Danish Free Press Society President Lars Hedegaard, we were hoping that the seven Justices of the Danish Supreme Court would also remand to the Danish national parliament the issue of “tightening “the language of Article 266B of the Penal Code to promote free speech.

The hope was that the Court ruling might have provided a basis for the Danish national parliament to address the standard that we hold precious in the US, truth as fact is a defense. Such was not the case. [The Iconoclast] Read more