Freedom of religion or belief – Freedom of expression – Criminal law – Mr D detained under a suspicion of entrapment charge for sharing videos on his Facebook profile paying tribute to jihad and ISIS in Syria – Tribunal of Surveillance ordering Mr D’s release pending trial – Whether a ‘like’ on a Facebook page or video sufficient grounds for prosecution for entrapment – Whether small group paying tribute to jihad and to Islamic groups fighting in Syria could be considered terrorist association – Italian Criminal Code, arts 270 and 414
Corte Suprema di Cassazione, Quinta sezione penale, decision no 55418/2017: No 55418/2017: Supreme Court of Cassation, Fifth Criminal Division, Italy: Vessichelli, President; Scotti, Catena, Miccoli, Counsellors; Fidanzia, Counsellor and rapporteur: 12 December 2017
Saporiti, M
2018-01-01
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Freedom of religion or belief – Freedom of expression – Criminal law – Mr D detained under a suspicion of entrapment charge for sharing videos on his Facebook profile paying tribute to jihad and ISIS in Syria – Tribunal of Surveillance ordering Mr D’s release pending trial – Whether a ‘like’ on a Facebook page or video sufficient grounds for prosecution for entrapment – Whether small group paying tribute to jihad and to Islamic groups fighting in Syria could be considered terrorist association – Italian Criminal Code, arts 270 and 414I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.