In februari 2017 the Supreme Court acquitted the Amsterdam shopkeeper Michiel van Eyck of inciting discrimination against Jews. In his “Totalitarian Art Gallery” he sold Adolf Hitler's anti-Semitic book Mein Kampf, alongside all kinds of other Nazi knick-knacks. The ruling created important jurisprudence about whether Mein Kampf sold in the Netherlands… Read more
An Amsterdam gallery owner has received at that time rightly no penalty for selling Mein Kampf, the book of Adolf Hitler. The court has determined that Monday and dismissed the man from prosecution. The court also considered that the book plays an important role in the social debate.
Gallery owner Michiel van Eyck of Totalitarian Art Gallery at the Singel has laid hands on a very rare edition of Mein Kampf, containing a handwritten message from Adolf Hitler. Federated Jewish Netherlands lets do know declaration.
The Supreme Court rules on an appeal in cassation from the Public Prosecution Service against the acquittal of the Amsterdam shopkeeper Michiel van Eyck from start februari 2016. It was then stated that his sale of the book ‘My fight‘ van Adolf Hitler is not punishable. The Supreme Court ruled the same today. The book plays an important role in the social debate about anti-Semitism and the fight against it as a historical source of anti-Semitic ideology. The shopkeeper only sold the books for their historical significance. The Supreme Court also states this ‘My fight‘ available in libraries and on the Internet.
The Court of Appeal in Amsterdam jurisdiction in the criminal appeal against a bookseller from Amsterdam, which the book Mein Kampf Adolf Hitler sold at his shop in 2013 en 2014. He was in november 2014 acquitted, but the prosecution had appealed. According to the court, he was acquitted visit. They dismiss the bookseller from prosecution. The Court finds that the book plays an important role in the public debate and that the seller is not hate speech. Also, since the texts from Mein Kampf to be found everywhere. The Public Prosecutor's Supreme Court against the acquittal. She states that the seller is guilty “to have for distribution of stock of an article in which statements are included which are to be regarded as insulting a group and inciting hatred and discrimination against Jews because of their race and religion“. The case comes in februari 2017 the Supreme Court.
The Court Amsterdam speaks a bookseller free after he was indicted for selling the book Mein Kampf Adolf Hitler. The book is full of anti-Semitic passages. Selling the book is indeed punishable, But a conviction would violate freedom of speech. The decision does not mean that there are no circumstances imaginable, including the distribution of the book it is punishable. The Public Prosecutor is in appeal because the book incites hatred, discrimination and violence against Jews.
The police takes Amsterdam two copies of the book Mein Kampf, by which Adolf Hitler is written, up at a store that sells historical stuff. A Jewish organization has reported and the retailer must appear later in court. He knows that the book was offensive to Jews and that it contains different texts. The liberal youth organization JOVD takes it to the shopkeeper from a stand for freedom of expression. De JOVD Calls to delete the legislature on the ban on Mein Kampf.
Today announced that the book Mein Kampf’ van Adolf Hitler for sale is at a store Amsterdam. A Jewish organization does return because of hate speech. The store owner wants to challenge the ban on the book, but the book says do not sell from an ideology. Through all the publicity the store sold four copies and orders within thirty. The shopkeeper will try to find other copies. He also sells Nazi paraphernalia, Some items even have swastikas.