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Quebec man found guilty of fomenting hatred against Jews appeals 15-month sentence
His lawyer is seeking a retrial, arguing the judge was biased while the Crown says the conviction was supported by substantial evidence.
- On Wednesday, Gabriel Sohier-Chaput's appeal against his guilty verdict and 15-month jail sentence for fomenting hatred against Jews was heard by the Quebec Court of Appeal in Montreal.
- In September 2023, Judge Manlio Del Negro rejected a joint three-month recommendation, sentencing Sohier-Chaput to 15 months and calling him a "hate influencer" who "represented a continued risk to society."
- Defence lawyer Antonio Cabral argued for a retrial, claiming Del Negro "undermined her credibility as a lawyer" during an exchange where the judge told former lawyer Poussard to "stop speaking."
- Crown lawyer Xavier Lyonnais countered that the conviction relied on substantial proof, arguing one "difficult exchange" should not justify a new trial; the Court will render its decision later.
- Sohier-Chaput previously admitted to writing between 800 and 1,000 articles as "Charles Zeiger" for the Daily Stormer, including a piece declaring 2017 would be the year of "non-stop Nazism, everywhere.
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A lawyer for a man found guilty of inciting hatred against the Jews asks for a new trial, arguing that the judge was biased.
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Quebec man found guilty of fomenting hatred against Jews appeals 15-month sentence
Gabriel Sohier-Chaput, who was convicted of fomenting hatred against Jews, is appealing his guilty verdict and 15-month jail sentence. The case is scheduled to be heard today at the Quebec Court of Appeal in Montreal.
·Canada
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Leaning Left22Leaning Right0Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution92% Left
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- 92% of the sources lean Left
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