The SA Jewish Board of Deputies has welcomed a court ruling which found a man guilty of crimen injuria after he posted a flurry of anti-Jew messages on Twitter.
In June last year, Matome Letsoalo posted: “@SAJBD The #Holocaust Will be like a Picnic When we are done with all you Zionist Bastards. F*** All of You.”
The tweet showed photographs of Holocaust victims.
He then tweeted: “SAJBD Must get Decimated.
“We Can’t have Scandinavian Rats, Fake Jews, Zionist Bastards Running our Economy.”
According to the SAJBD, when Letsoalo was challenged by others, he posted threatening and abusive messages which led the board to open a case of crimen injuria.
On Friday, the Randburg Magistrates’ Court found Letsoalo guilty of the crime.
SAJBD national director Wendy Kahn said: “This outcome sends a strong message that threatening and hate-filled attacks on our community will not be tolerated and that the SAJBD will do everything necessary to bring those responsible to justice, no matter how long it takes.”