Via ORF:
A Bosnian-Austrian was accused of neo-Nazi activity for posting Nazi-themed posts on Facebook. On July 15, 2014 he posted a picture of Hitler saying "I could have killed all the Jews, but I left some alive to show you why I killed them". A week later he commented on a photo showing the Israeli and American flags being burned with the comment "sons of bitches, Heil Hitler, 88".
In his defense, the man said that after the Israeli army started attacking Gaza, many people posted that picture of Hitler in support of Palestine. He was affected by the war, which killed a few thousand civilians (according to wiki, by 16 July, the death toll within Gaza was around 200), and that the dead reminded him of the Bosnian War. However, he did not intend to glorify Nazism.
According to the prosecution, his mobile phone contained images of the Muslim volunteers of the Wehrmacht.
The man was sentenced to a one-year probationary sentence, and must visit a concentration camp.
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