Airport tweet case at UK High Court

The high-proflie case of a man found guilty of sending a menacing tweet returns to court in Britain today.

Airport tweet case at UK High Court
Wed, 27 Jun, 2012 - 08:35

The high-proflie case of a man found guilty of sending a menacing tweet returns to court in Britain today.

Paul Chambers was fined £385 (€480) and ordered to pay £600 (€750) costs at Doncaster Magistrates’ Court in May 2010 after being convicted of sending “a message of a menacing character”, contrary to provisions of the 2003 Communications Act,

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