'The heavy-metal singer Nergal, aka Adam Darski, has fallen foul once again of the conservative government in Poland and is appealing a sentence for blasphemy.
Nergal, a self-professed satanist who fronts the band Behemoth, fought a long-running battle with the Polish government over a previous charge of blasphemy; he won that one at trial in 2010. This time he is disputing a fine he received last week for a post on his Instagram account in 2019 that appeared to show him stamping on an image of the Virgin Mary.
He was judged to have blasphemed and penalised 15,000 zloty, or about €3,300; he was also charged a 3,500 zloty, or €775, court fee. The case is now expected to go to a full trial. If Nergal is found guilty he faces up to two years in jail.'
Source: Satanist appeals for support to take on government after blasphemy prosecution
The article states that if found guilty Nergal could receive a criminal conviction which in turn could prevent him touring places such as Australia. I personally think that if it doesn't already Australian law should have exception to its visa laws to allow blasphemers in provided they don't have other genuinely *criminal* convictions.
Nergal, a self-professed satanist who fronts the band Behemoth, fought a long-running battle with the Polish government over a previous charge of blasphemy; he won that one at trial in 2010. This time he is disputing a fine he received last week for a post on his Instagram account in 2019 that appeared to show him stamping on an image of the Virgin Mary.
He was judged to have blasphemed and penalised 15,000 zloty, or about €3,300; he was also charged a 3,500 zloty, or €775, court fee. The case is now expected to go to a full trial. If Nergal is found guilty he faces up to two years in jail.'
Source: Satanist appeals for support to take on government after blasphemy prosecution
The article states that if found guilty Nergal could receive a criminal conviction which in turn could prevent him touring places such as Australia. I personally think that if it doesn't already Australian law should have exception to its visa laws to allow blasphemers in provided they don't have other genuinely *criminal* convictions.
