Bob Dylan 'charged with incitement to hatred' in France

Dec 2, 2013 - 20:18
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Bob Dylan 'charged with incitement to hatred' in France
Bob Dylan ‘charged with incitement to hatred’ in France over Rolling Stone interview

Bob Dylan has reportedly been charged with incitement to hatred and insulting behaviour in France over a 2012 magazine interview in which he appeared to connect Croatian people with Nazis.

The Blowin’ In The Wind singer had told Rolling Stone last year that ‘Jews can sense Nazi blood and the Serbs can sense Croatian blood’ as part of a conversation about the enduring legacy of slavery in US race relations.

A Croatian community in France, where strict hate speech laws are in place, subsequently revealed it was suing the 72-year-old.

Vlatko Maric, of the Council of Croats in France (CRICCF), had said: ‘We have nothing against Rolling Stone magazine or Bob Dylan as a singer… [but] you cannot equate Croatian [war] criminals with all Croats.’

According to a judicial source who spoke to the AFP news agency, Dylan – who was awarded France’s highest award the Legion of Honour last month – has now been charged in connection with the case.

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