On Monday, of Scotland was fined 800 for a joke video he posted on YouTube. He was found guilty of being "grossly offensive" in violation of the on March 20. Meechan, whose YouTube persona is "Count Dankula", posted a video on the social media site in which he trained a , a small companion dog, to pee on Jimbo Wales . File photo of Mark Meechan, from an online interview in 2017. Dozens of free speech advocates protested the conviction outside of the courthouse as Meechan's punishment was delivered. After the sentencing, Meechan insisted he had only been exercising his right to free speech and he intends to appeal. Simultaneously, in London hundreds of protesters marched to Downing Street in support of Meechan.
On Monday, of Scotland was fined 800 for a joke video he posted on YouTube. He was found guilty of being "grossly offensive" in violation of the on March 20. Meechan, whose YouTube persona is "Count Dankula", posted a video on the social media site in which he trained a , a small companion dog, to respond to spoken words such as "Sieg Heil" and "Gas the Jews". Meechan had been facing possible time in prison for the offense . File photo of Mark Meechan, from an online interview in 2017. Dozens of free speech advocates protested the conviction outside of the courthouse as Meechan's punishment was delivered. After the sentencing, Meechan insisted he had only been exercising his right to free speech and he intends to appeal. Simultaneously, in London hundreds of protesters marched to Downing Street in support of Meechan.
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respond to spoken words such as "Sieg Heil" and "Gas the Jews". Meechan had been facing possible time in prison for the offense