BURZUM's Varg Vikernes To Go On Trial In Paris For "Inciting Racial Hatred And Exalting War Crimes"
October 17, 2013, 11 years ago
According to IBTimes UK
Norwegian neo-Nazi black metal musician Kristian 'Varg' Vikernes (BURZUM), who was arrested by French authorities in July, is expected to go on trial in Paris on charges of inciting racial hatred and exalting war crimes on the internet.
Vikernes, 40, who is also a convicted murderer and has links to Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik, was detained in July on charges of preparing "a major terrorist act" after his wife bought four rifles in the central city of Salon-la-Tour.
Far-right militant Breivik, who killed 77 people in a bombing in central Oslo and a shooting spree on nearby island Utoya in July 2011, sent a copy of his ideological manifesto to Vikernes, according to the Paris prosecutor's office.
"That was at the origin of the investigation. There were several suspicions that made the services fear he could possibly carry out a violent act," the official said.
However, authorities later admitted there was no specific plot and the musician was released. Vikernes pledged to sue to the French authorities for his arrest.
Instead, Vikernes will be tried on incitement charges related to postings on his blog which prosecutors say were anti-Semitic and xenophobic. Vikernes pledged to sue to the French authorities for his arrest.
Read more at IBTimes UK.
