Arne Tumyr lost lawsuits against imam – VG

Arne Tumyr lost lawsuits against imam – VG

Arne Tumyr were not exposed to any defamation when imam Akmal Ali said Tumyr built its business on racism, believes Kristiansand District Court.

Arne Tumyr, former chairman of the Stop Islamisation of Norway (SIAN), demanded redress after Imam Ali Akmal in an interview with NRK spring 2014 said Tumyr built its business on “racism, hatred, propaganda and much falsehood. He is never willing to listen to others. “

The reason was that the Imam did not want to participate in any debate with SIAN and Arne Tumyr.

Kristiansand District Court concluded according judgment that the statement of Ali was not “improper or put forward without respectable reason,” as punishment required by law.

– The Court has emphasized that the statements of Ali expresses valuations. Tumyr is also a known public figure and must, as a result of his participation in the public debate, find themselves in a stronger statement against his person than others that have not sought the public eye, said the ruling.

The court found that Akmal Ali had a basis for his statements about Tumyr and that statement is substantially true. Court refers in the judgment including the Tumyr reviewing Islam like a cancer, and showed that they found it strange that after such statements filed suit against Akmal Ali too far milder statements.

Ali apologized to Tumyr in court, but stood firm on their earlier statements.

– If Arne Tumyr been personally offended, I regret it. But such SIAN behave, it is clear racist, Ali said in his testimony.

Arne Tumyr believes his side that the judgment is wrong.

– The judgment adds an entirely new concept of racism, which completely unknown conditions brought into being classified as racism, says Tumyr to Fædrelandsvennen.

Tumyr claimed Bokmålsordboka book definition of the word “racism” should apply. The court is on his side disagree and delkonkluderer with the following:

“The court can not see that Bokmålsordboka any legal source of appreciable weight in this context.”

It is still unclear whether the former SIAN leader wants to appeal to the Court of Appeal, writes Fædrelandsvennen.