Varg Vikernes - Found Guilty In French Trial

The Local is reporting that Burzum's Varg Vikernes has been found guilty by a French court of inciting racial hatred and glorifying war crimes through his blog postings. His trial started in June after being postponed last year. Vikernes was originally arrested in 2013 on suspicion of planning a terrorist act but released from custody shortly after. He was tried on incitement charges related to anti-Semitic and xenophobic postings on his blog.

The Norwegian musician faces a ?8,000 ($10,000) fine and six-month suspended prison sentence for blog postings that allegedly glorified war crimes and promoted discrimination against Jews and Muslims. Vikernes, 41, was not present in court and neither was his lawyer as the verdict was delivered. He has denied posting racist blogs and said they were written by someone else.

Varg told the court that according to Norwegian secret police there were "at any given moment 350 people pretending to be Varg Vikernes on Facebook", adding that "anybody can very easily put up a blog" that appeared to be one of his. Ten excerpts from the blogs written between March and June 2013 that attack Muslims and Jews were presented as evidence in court.

Burzum also released the new album The Ways Of Yore this year in case you hadn't noticed.

Photo: Jacques Demarthon/AFP

Source:	thelocal.no
Band profile:	Burzum

Posted: 08.07.2014 by BloodTears

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Auntie Sahar Drone Empress Posts: 5989	Permalink 09.07.2014 - 06:53 Auntie Sahar Drone Empress Posts: 5989 Written by TheMAGAmvm on 08.07.2014 at 21:21 After so much trouble he has been through in his teenage years you would think that a man who wasted the most important years of his life would want to have a decent, peaceful life in a more secluded place. But no... Vikernes is the kind of guy that no matter how much trouble he gets into, he just won't learn. It's called insanity. ---- I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the circle. “Come unto me” is a foolish word: for it is I that go. ~ II. VII Loading...
Rot Teufel Posts: 124	Permalink 09.07.2014 - 10:12 Rot Teufel Posts: 124 Written by Rsrdaman on 09.07.2014 at 02:36 Written by Andrew_Deer on 08.07.2014 at 23:05 Well, this is insteresting. So he got fined just for writing down his thoughts? It's like arresting a songwriter or poet. How come people can't write what they want? Or do I understand wrong? I'm thinking the same thing. Unless I'm reading this wrong, he is getting fined for "discrimination against Jews and Muslims"? He's a irreligious Black Metal musician, of course he is going to be against them just as much as he is against Christians. How is it any different? that muslims and jews whining more than christians, plus in France muslims are the largest religion (see all their ex african colonies). So here comes the zero tolerance politically correct to save the world from racism hate (yes, i'm sarcastic)... Funny thing, because most of franzosen actually doesn't likes muslims like Varg (someone has said Marie Le Pen?). And the socialist prime minister Manuel Valls is well know for a strong anti islamic extremist policy. ---- Destroy all dreams, illusion damned in fire... A hellish need for power, it's my dark desire... Loading...
Officer_Nice Posts: 6	Permalink 09.07.2014 - 11:14 Officer_Nice Posts: 6 Freedom of speech... just watch what you say Loading...
M C Vice ex-polydactyl Posts: 3408	Permalink 09.07.2014 - 12:50 M C Vice ex-polydactyl Posts: 3408 Couldn't he have been imprisoned? I like his prison albums. ---- "I'm here to nunchuck and not wear helmets. And I'm all out of helmets." "I'll fight you on one condition. That you lower your nipples." " 'Tis a lie! Thy backside is whole and ungobbled, thou ungrateful whelp!" Loading...
Carl Berg Carl Berg Posts: 589	Permalink 09.07.2014 - 15:26 Carl Berg Carl Berg Posts: 589 Written by TheMAGAmvm on 08.07.2014 at 21:21 After so much trouble he has been through in his teenage years you would think that a man who wasted the most important years of his life would want to have a decent, peaceful life in a more secluded place. But no... Vikernes is the kind of guy that no matter how much trouble he gets into, he just won't learn. Varg dude, this time you have a family, think about it when you post stupid racist, xenophobic shit because the ones who will suffer will be your kids and your wife. Well said Loading...
Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306	Permalink 09.07.2014 - 17:23 Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306 Written by M C Vice on 09.07.2014 at 12:50 I like his prison albums. Contender for joke of the year. ---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something." Loading...
X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18374	Permalink 09.07.2014 - 17:27 X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18374 Written by Troy Killjoy on 09.07.2014 at 17:23 Written by M C Vice on 09.07.2014 at 12:50 I like his prison albums. Contender for joke of the year. Not as funny as "I like his last two post-prison albums". ---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Like you could kiss my ass Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49 Rod, let me love you. Loading...
Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306	Permalink 09.07.2014 - 17:40 Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306 Written by X-Ray Rod on 09.07.2014 at 17:27 Not as funny as "I like his last two post-prison albums". Ya but nobody is going to say that. ---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something." Loading...
X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18374	Permalink 09.07.2014 - 17:45 X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18374 Written by Troy Killjoy on 09.07.2014 at 17:40 Written by X-Ray Rod on 09.07.2014 at 17:27 Not as funny as "I like his last two post-prison albums". Ya but nobody is going to say that. Say that again. ---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Like you could kiss my ass Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49 Rod, let me love you. Loading...
Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306	Permalink 09.07.2014 - 17:55 Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306 Written by X-Ray Rod on 09.07.2014 at 17:45 Say that again. That's not a joke. That's just sad. ---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something." Loading...
Ilham Giant robot Posts: 5161	Permalink 09.07.2014 - 18:02 Ilham Giant robot Posts: 5161 Written by X-Ray Rod on 09.07.2014 at 17:45 Say that again. Varg seems to be at the center of a stupidity vortex both politically and musically that seems to have a lot more attraction that it should. Loading...
DoomRules Posts: 38	Permalink 09.07.2014 - 18:12 DoomRules Posts: 38 Ohh , Vargi, Vargi , Vargi. ---- There's no light at the end of the tunnel... Loading...
Maco Pvt Funderground Posts: 3593	Permalink 09.07.2014 - 23:30 Maco Pvt Funderground Posts: 3593 Poor bastard. lol ---- Crackhead Megadeth reigns supreme. Loading...
Evil Chip Posts: 505	Permalink 15.07.2014 - 22:41 Evil Chip Posts: 505 I can't find any quotes in his blogs, but I remember him saying really separatist and racist things. Even in his Youtube channel you can find discussions where he is also involved about racism, where he mocks and argues with anti-racists. Loading...
Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071	Permalink +1 16.07.2014 - 02:42 Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 The things he said are punishable by law in France and he knew that. So it is his own frigging fuckig fault he got that sentence. So stop whining about so called freedom of speech here. Evry single country has got its own laws. FFS being an overt Christian will get you jailed in Saudi Arabia because it is against the law but then people don't whine. Varg is a moronic lowlife idiot with the brain capacity of a total moron (so around an iq of 80 or even lower) NO HE IS NOT SMART OR A GENIUS. ---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 Loading...
Vombatus Potorro Posts: 2391	Permalink 16.07.2014 - 03:27 Vombatus Potorro Posts: 2391 Written by deadone on 16.07.2014 at 02:54 France is meant to be a democracy and indeed one of the birthplaces of modern democracy. Saudi Arabia is a known nasty dictatorship. Democracy includes freedom of speech. I don't agree with promoting violence (and indeed I don't know what Varg said) but it should allow for dissenting views even if they're politically incorrect. Indeed modern style democracy itself was "politically incorrect" (i.e. letting the "propetyless unwashed masses without a trace of noble blood or even women" have a say in the running of their lives poor state their opinion! Good one pointing out the difference in comparing France with Saudi Arabia. But one could argue that censorship towards anti-democratic ideals is also a widespread practice in "democracies" (like "no tolerance towards intolerance"). I never thought democracy and the consequent so called "freedom of speech" means we can say whatever we want with no risk. All we say is under a certain jurisdiction as the punishment for racial-hatred, glorifying war crimes, etc... demonstrate (and everyone is aware of it, unless living in a cave). Guess there is room for interpretation, but I think that a lot of people delude themselves when thinking of the liberties offered by "western democratic societies". Loading...