II K 391/17
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Defamation conviction via social media leads to suspended sentence and public apology order.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court found the defendant guilty of defamation and slander against his wife for posting false information on a social media portal. Although the defendant argued for acquittal, the court determined the evidence sufficiently proved the malicious intent and factual falsity of the posts. Consequently, the court imposed a suspended sentence, a mandatory public apology, and awarded costs to the victim.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 212 § 1 i 2 k.k.; Art. 12 k.k.; Art. 66 § 1 k.k.; Art. 67 § 1 k.k.: The court established that repeated defamatory posts on a public platform constitute a single criminal act, warranting a conviction that may be mitigated to a suspended sentence if the offender shows no prior record and the social harm is deemed minor.
Keywords
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defamation
slander
suspended sentence
social media
public apology
marital dispute
criminal liability
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 212 § 1 i 2 k.k.
Art. 12 k.k.
Art. 66 § 1 k.k.
Art. 67 § 1 k.k.
Art. 67 § 3 k.k.
Art. 72 § 1 pkt 2 k.k.
Art. 629 k.p.k.
Art. 628 k.p.k.
Art. 212 § 1 k.k
art. 66 § 1 k.k
Cited Case Law
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