Gabriel said on Tuesday that if he provoked “non-stop Nazism” and “tears of his opponents in the streets” in a neo-Nazi publication, it was only to ridicule “the more sensitive people on the far left.” Sobhier is under investigation for inciting hatred against Jews.
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The 35-year-old, who wore a black jacket and small round glasses and took a witness stand on Tuesday, was in view of the image of an extreme right-wing activist who took part in a rally of white supremacists in Charlottesville in the summer. Of 2017.
Describing himself as a “nationalist”, Gabriel Zohier Saput mocked the testimony of Auschwitz survivors and scorned some anti-Semitic comments. Basically, he argued that the controversial post was contradictory and was not intended to incite hatred in any way.
“The aim is to undermine political integrity by publishing radical views that undermine political correctness,” he explained, judging Manleo del Negro, who firmly denied writing anti-Semitic insults at the center of the allegations.
Gabriel Zohier Saput has been on trial in Montreal court premises since Monday for a speech he published in 2017 on The New Nazi site The Daily Stormer. Under the pseudonym Zeiger, Quebecer was an outstanding author of this influential publication of the American far right, which defended President Donald Trump. He made 800 to 1,000 posts on his site, he says. He was paid $ 14 per text. However, he only sent a “draft”.
So, while acknowledging that he wrote part of the controversial article, Gabriel Zohier Saput, the author of the website – white supremacist Andrew Anglin – added several columns, as well as showing a picture of a smiling SS commander opening the hunting gas valve. “This is a widespread film on the Internet,” said Zohier Saput.
To prove that he did not write some passages, the accused explained, for example, that he would never use the phrase “Christ-murderers” to speak of the Jews as an atheist, Andrew Anglin was a Christian.
In addition, Gabriel Zohier Saput argues that the anti-Semitic slander used in the publication “tastes a little bad.” He also refers to it as author Andrew Anglin. In the region, the author writes that the “ancestral tradition” of insulting Jews in the street should “return” for sure.
“My style is very flowery, colorful, and with a hint of science fiction and fantasy, his style [à Andrew Anglin] Was raw. I make a lot of reference to fiction and fairy tales, ”testified Gabriel Zohier Saput. For example, a phrase, inspired by the Lord of the Rings, he explained.
Defendant also referred to “poetry” to justify the title of the article, which contained a word that offended the Chinese. ” [Les deux mots] Start with the same letters. In poetry, it is a literary effect, it pierces, ”he explained in court.
His cross-examination continues Tuesday.
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