Comment by qcnguy

You're doing exactly what I said you'd do. Zero shame. Morality is not just a matter of opinion.

> the issue was not "criticizing COVID authoritarianism" as such, but the use of a banned symbol under 86a StGB

Of course it was the issue. German media puts swastikas on things without any legal problems when they are government aligned.

https://www.amazon.de/-/en/SPIEGEL-Nichts-gelernt-Jahre-Bund...

It's only people criticizing the left who get prosecuted under such laws. That's deliberate.

> Which specific law were they convicted under?

Germany forbids insulting politicians, and German politicians use it extensively. Habek has filed criminal complaints against over 800 people. The German Chancellor has probably filed thousands of such complaints given the numbering of the case files.

From a German court order:

At a time that cannot now be determined more precisely, in the days or weeks before 20 June 2024, the accused published an image file using his account that showed a portrait of the Federal Minister of Economic Affairs with the words “professional moron” … in order to defame Robert Habeck in general and to make his work as a member of the federal government more difficult.

The public prosecutor's office affirms the public interest in criminal prosecution.

This is punishable as defamation directed against persons of political life in accordance with §§ 185, 188 para. 1, 194 StGB. ...