Retweet is also enough to be condemned

In recent times we have seen how some people have been condemned by messages they have published on Twitter. In some cases, due to the glorification of terrorism, by publishing messages supporting ETA. Now, one retweet is enough to be convicted for the same reason. Because the criminal type says that it is not necessary to initiate a legal action that the accused assumes as his own, nor that it is the one that created it.

Retweet is also enough to be condemned

This note published by the Judiciary is a response to the sentence of 1 year and six months in prison that have been imposed on a user with a Twitter account. Apparently, this user published audiovisual content with images from ETA during 2014 and 2015. He also retweeted a photo of the terrorist Josu Uribetxeberría Bolinaga.

Retweet is enough for a conviction

The accused defended himself saying that his messages were the reproduction of content that already existed in the media. Also that his action was to retweet messages that already existed on Twitter. Before this defense, the accused received the response that we have mentioned. Sentence that was later ratified by the Supreme Court.

Finally, the Supreme Court states that doing a retweet on Twitter is also enough to be convicted. They point out that this type of action is in exercise of freedom of expression and advocacy of crime or glorification of terrorism. But these last two actions are not actions that are protected by law.

This sentence will undoubtedly cause controversy. Since many users see it as an even greater limitation of freedom of expression. Something that since the arrival of the so-called gag law seems to have increased. What do you think about this judgment of the Supreme Court?