Franklin Graham: ‘Unbelievable’ that a trial was held over speaking the truth
By Bob Unruh
Two priests and a journalist have been acquitted in a Spanish court of wild claims about “hate speech” over their discussion about the elements of Islam.
It was Custodio Ballester and Jesús Calvo who had been accused by Muslims of hate crimes during a talk show in 201`7.
Also accused was the director of a digital media outlet, Armando Robles
“The public prosecutor’s office had requested a four-year prison sentence for Robles along with a 10-year ban from teaching and a 3,000-euro ($3,500) fine. In the case of the priests, the prosecutor sought a three-year sentence,” according to a report from Catholic News Agency.
The decision came from a Provincial Court of Malaga.
The ruling focused on whether the spoken and written words were criminal, the report said.