'Australian man faces indictment for anti-Semitic letter'
Defense attorney argues "the alleged comments were made in a political context and were not necessarily offensive," according to report.
By JPOST.COM STAFF
A Muslim man is fighting multiple indictments in the District Court of New South Wales for sending letters to families of soldies who died in Afghanistan and to the family of a trade official who died in last year's Jakarta bombing, according to an AAP report in Tuesday's Sydney Morning Herald. In one instance, Man Haron Monis described a Jewish soldier who had killed a civilian as a "dirty animal" in a letter to politicians and the Jewish community. "Some Jews who blame Hitler for violations of human rights are not much better than him," he added.RELATED:Dutch anti-Semitism reaches record high Anti-Semitism soars in Holland In a hearing on Tuesday, Commonwealth barrister John Agius said that the letters were offensive and capable of causing harm to their recipients.Monis's lawyer argued that "the alleged comments were made in a political context and were not necessarily offensive," according to the report.
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