Lawyer for alleged Montreal neo-Nazi says article was 'in bad taste' but didn't incite hate

alleged : said or thought by someone people to be the stated bad or illegal thing, although you have no proof

incite : to encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent

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Lawyer for alleged Montreal neo-Nazi says article was 'in bad taste' but didn't incite hate | CBC News

The defence presented its closing arguments in the case of Montrealer Gabriel Sohier-Chaput, charged with spreading online hate. His article may been distasteful but it wasn't designed to foment hate, his lawyer argued.

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Crown's closing arguments will be heard in July

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crown counsel : Crown Counsel are prosecutors who work for BC Prosecution Service under the Ministry of Atoorney General.

The lawyer for an alleged Montreal neo-Nazi tried to downplay her client's actions in closing arguments Friday, saying they were "in bad taste" but did not foment hate.

foment: to cause something bad or illegal to develop

Gabriel Sohier-Chaput, 35, admitted to writing between 800 and 1,000 articles, under the pseudonym "Zeiger," for the far-right online publication the Daily Stormer. He has pleaded not guilty to a single count of wilful promotion of hate propaganda against Jewish people.

The case hinges on a single article entitled "Canada: Nazis Trigger Jews By Putting Up Posters On Ch--k Church," using a racial slur to refer to the Asian community.

Using antisemitic memes and editorial comments, the article celebrated neo-Nazi posters pasted on a bus stop in British Columbia, and insulted a Holocaust survivor who had been interviewed about the incident.

anti-semitic : having or showing a strong dislike of Jewish people, or trating them in a cruel and unfair way

editorial : an article in a newspaper that expresses the editor's opinion on a subject of particular interest at the present time

Sohier-Chaput testified in his own defence on Tuesday before Quebec court Judge Manlio Del Negro at the Montreal courthouse, saying his writing was intended to be inflammatory but satirical.

inflammatory : intended or likely to cause anger or hate

satirical : criticizing people or ideas in a humorous way, especially in order to make a political point

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+ shifty : looking or seeming dishonest