The Supreme Court will review the conviction of a man found guilty of making a series of offensive jokes targeting Jewish and Black people. The Appeals Permission Board has granted permission for the case to be heard, according to their official website.

The initial ruling by the Holstebro Court, upheld by the Western High Court, determined that the man’s statements, categorized as “Jew jokes” and “Nigger jokes,” exceeded the boundaries of legal free speech. The High Court identified a total of 50 statements that were deemed degrading, abusive, and in violation of the penal code’s anti-racism provision. This provision protects groups from insults, threats, or degradation based on their skin color, beliefs, or other characteristics.

In February, the 29-year-old man received a seven-day suspended prison sentence from the High Court, a sentence identical to that imposed by the city court. He had sought acquittal.

The majority of judges in the High Court concluded that the jokes ridiculed Jewish people in relation to the Holocaust and portrayed Black people as slaves, worthless, and criminal. One dissenting judge argued that the jokes were not egregious enough to warrant a violation of the penal code.

The defendant’s attorney had previously indicated that the case was a matter of principle and could potentially be appealed to the Supreme Court.

The prosecution emphasized that the man’s actions were not part of any legitimate debate but were instead motivated by profit through the selection and categorization of the offensive jokes. This point was made by Susanne Holst Højberg, a special prosecutor at the State Prosecutor in Viborg.