Appeal court convicts six worshippers of attack in mosque
Six people have had their convictions upheld for detaining and attacking two other worshippers at a controversial mosque, which has since been shut down.
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The attack took place in the An’Nur mosque in the northeastern Swiss city of Winterthur in 2016. The victims were set upon for allegedly informing a journalist about hate preaching at the mosque.
A Zurich appeals court on Wednesday agreed that six of the defendants were guilty and handed out sentences of suspended prison sentences and fines. The court quashed two convictions and the deportation orders.
The case could yet be appealed further in the federal courts.
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Condemnation of hate-preaching Winterthur imam upheld
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Zurich cantonal court has upheld the conviction handed down one year ago to a Muslim preacher who worked at a Winterthur mosque.
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