Fighters+Lovers Convicted and Acquitted

Today the entrepreneurs behind the clothing company Fighters+Lovers has been convicted for supporting terror. There crime was to sell fancy T-shirts as a solidarity project. The indicted hot dog vendor and show room manager was acquitted.

"Apparently T-shirts has become terrorism. The sentence demonstrates that the terror-legislation doesn’t work" says a surprised Bobby Schultz, PR-responsible for Fighters+Lovers. But he is happy on behalf of the acquitted hot dog vendor and show room manager Preben Mikkelsen.

Bobby Schultz continues: "The judges haven’t been able to resist the political pressure. The decision is an attempt to compromise. By convicting some the judges seek to satisfy the politicians and by acquitting one they seek to satisfy the public."

The acquitted show room manager and hot dog vendor Preben Mikkelsen: "I’m outraged that my friends have been convicted for supporting terror! I still support Fighters+Lovers and they can use my hot dog stand for anything any time."

However the convicted activists in the T-shirt Trial are optimistic. They refer to the acquittal in the Municipal Court of Copenhagen and underline that a negative sentence in High court does not automatically mean that liberation struggle equals terrorism.

"We will continue undaunted. Nelson Mandela was 90 years old when he was removed from USA’s terror list. FARC and PFLP has to wait a few more years to be removed from EU’s", says Michael Schoelardt, manager director of Fighters+Lovers. "We have plenty of time to carry on. Fighters+Lovers has more projects at hand."

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